Experimental investigation of freon mixture spreading over the structured Sulzer 500X packing at single drip point irrigation

The paper presents the results of experimental studies on liquid spreading over the Sulzer 500X packing at single drip point irrigation. The experiments were carried out using a 10% mixture of R114/R21 freons on one packing layer with a diameter of 0.6 m. The flow rate of liquid flowing from the lower edge of the packing was measured automatically by a flow meter moving along the packing sheets with a given step. The flow meter used volumetric measurement method. The receiving collector of flow meter is 50x50 mm in size, operating range of flow measurement is 0.05-50 ml/s. Distributions of liquid over the packing were measured at single-jet irrigation in the range of jet flow rates 2.5 < qirrig < 60 ml/s. Spreading zone in the case of irrigation by a single jet is limited by the corrugation channels coming from the irrigation point. The pattern of spreading at low-flow jet irrigation has the shape of a dome with a low flow rate at the outlet of corrugation channels, which limit the spreading zone. With an increase in the flow rate, the share of liquid in these channels increases and dominates over other parts of the spreading zone.