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The falling film flow characteristics of the liquid in corrugated sheet packing are the key factors affecting its mass transfer performance. In this work, a falling film flow experimental bench was built and combined with computational fluid dynamics to study the falling film flow of the corrugated sheet, the influence of spray density and corrugation tilt angle on flow characteristics was analyzed, and quantitative information of average liquid film thickness and the effective wetting area was obtained through three-dimensional simulation. The results showed that the three-dimensional CFD model can accurately predict the liquid falling film flow behavior and calculate the characteristic parameters. The flow of liquid on the corrugated sheet was not homogeneous but was classified as two kinds of forms: groove flow and rivulet flow. As the spray density was low, the liquid flow formed a groove flow in the trough while it changed as rivulet flow along the adjacent ripples when the spray density reached 400 m3/(m2·h), compared with channel flow, the rivulet form was more beneficial to increase the contact area of gas and liquid. However, no matter which flowed mode, the overall wettability of the corrugated sheet was poor, and the thickness distribution of the liquid film was not uniform, which was not conducive to mass transfer. The tilt angle of the corrugation had a greater influence on the flow characteristics of the falling film, after extensive research on the tilt angle, it was found that when the tilt angle was 90°, it was more conducive to increasing the effective wetting area and reducing the average liquid film thickness. The results of this study have theoretical guiding significance for controlling the liquid film thickness and increasing the effective wetting area during the falling film flow, and also have application value for improving the corrugated sheet structure and increasing the mass transfer efficiency. © 2021, China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. All right reserved.
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The Chinese Journal of Process Engineering
ISSN: 1009-606X
Year: 2021
Issue: 11
Volume: 21
Page: 1287-1296
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