[en] We developed a simple practical methodology to face common problems encountered in the analysis of tomographic images to get quantitative information on phase distributions in gas liquid contacting columns packed with complex metallic packings. In particular, the procedure (thresholding and normalisation) was developed and validated on images of geometrically well known Mellapak Plus 752 Y packings. The methodology was extended to images of Katapak-SP modular packings which are made of an alternation of Mellapak Plus 752 Y sheets and catalytic baskets. Global liquid hold-up, obtained by averaging tomographic results over the column height, were found in agreement with bed scale data measured on the same Mellapak Plus 752 Y and Katapak-SP (11 and 12) packings at a given liquid load. Moreover, gas-liquid interfacial area were calculated and reported to the installed geometric area.
Disciplines :
Chemical engineering
Author, co-author :
Viva, Aurora; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Chimie appliquée
Aferka, Saïd ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Département de chimie appliquée
Brunazzi, Elisabetta; University of Pisa > Department of Chemical Engineering
Marchot, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Systèmes polyphasiques
Crine, Michel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Opérations physiques unitaires
Toye, Dominique ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie de la réaction et des réacteurs chimiques
Language :
English
Title :
Processing of X-ray tomographic images: a procedure adapted for the analysis of phase distribution in MellapakPlus 752.Y and Katapak-SP packings
Publication date :
2011
Journal title :
Flow Measurement and Instrumentation
ISSN :
0955-5986
Publisher :
Elsevier Science
Volume :
22
Pages :
279-290
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Action de Recherche Concertée : Advanced Experimental Techniques and Cellular Automaton Modelling of Multiphase Systems - Application to distillation and reactive distillation columns
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