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Gas Velocity Flooding Point Loading Point.

The packed column uses counter-current flow of gas upwards and liquid downwards to produce mass transfer, where increasing gas velocity leads to greater pressure drops across the packings due to higher liquid resistance. The liquid flows downward against the pressure of the upward gas flow due to gravity, and there is a flooding point limiting condition where counter-current flow can no longer be maintained if one flow rate increases too much. Flooding occurs when liquid overflows due to very high gas pushing it from the bottom, whereas loading point restricts liquid flow for optimal absorption.

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Gas Velocity Flooding Point Loading Point.

The packed column uses counter-current flow of gas upwards and liquid downwards to produce mass transfer, where increasing gas velocity leads to greater pressure drops across the packings due to higher liquid resistance. The liquid flows downward against the pressure of the upward gas flow due to gravity, and there is a flooding point limiting condition where counter-current flow can no longer be maintained if one flow rate increases too much. Flooding occurs when liquid overflows due to very high gas pushing it from the bottom, whereas loading point restricts liquid flow for optimal absorption.

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The packed column is used in industry to produce mass transfer.

The flow will be


counter-current - gas will move upwards and liquid will move downwards. As the gas
velocity increases,the resistance that will be encountered by the down flowing liquid
is greater therefore the pressure drop across packings increases.

In order for gas to flow upwards through the column, the pressure must be higher at
the bottom of the column than at the top. The liquid flows downward through the
packing against the pressure and the flowing gas phase because the liquid is denser
than the gas and so is pulled down by gravity. If we keep the flow rate of either liquid
or gas constant and increase the flow rate of the other phase, we will eventually come
to a limiting condition in which counter-current flow cannot be maintained. This
limiting condition is called flooding point.

Flooding point is the part where the liquid overflows because of the very high gas
velocity from the bottom and pressure drops rapidly. Whereas loading point is when
gas velocity is high enough to restrict the flow of liquid gas and liquid will be in
contact for a long time hence the absorption process.

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