Does the entrainment of excessive liquid foam to the upper tray levels necessarily lead to flooding?
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1. Does the entrainment of excessive liquid foam to the upper tray levels necessarily lead to flooding? 2. Explain the reason
Excessive liquid mist entrainment reduces the separation efficiency of the tower, but it does not necessarily cause flooding. If the entrainment amount is too high, causing the liquid flow rate to exceed the capacity of the downcomer, flooding will occur. Therefore, on the tray hydrodynamics calculations and capacity performance charts, mist entrainment and flooding are two distinct curves.