Can flow deviation occur during the operation of a packed bed tower?
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If bulk packing is used in the nitrogen-water tower of air separation equipment, could flow deviation occur if the water volume fluctuates significantly back and forth?
It depends on how the distributor is designed; a well-designed distributor will not suffer from flow deviation due to fluctuations in flow rate. Bias flow is mainly caused by blockages, insufficient levelness, and an unreasonable design of the distributor.
There should be no problem with the distributor’s design; it has been in use for 6-7 years, and this is the first time such a situation has occurred. It’s likely that a blockage is causing the deviation in flow
It is estimated that the deviation in flow is caused by blockages in certain areas; it could be due to blockages in the packing or in the distributor
It is possible that this will happen; bulk fillers inherently exhibit imbalance on a microscopic level, and moreover, in the presence of liquid fluctuations, imbalance is even more likely to occur from a fluid dynamics perspective.
Thank you for your reply; the problem has been resolved