Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Multiphase Flow in Structured Packings

Table 2

Geometrical characteristics for the simulated structured packing.

Packing type	Sulzer BX	Gempak 2A
Specific surface area (m^2/m^3)	500	223
Height of element (m)	0.185	0.2477
Void fraction (%)	90	95
θ (deg)	55	45
𝑎𝑝 (m^−1)	—	223
Channel dimensions (m)
Height of triangle (h)	0.006	0.0122
Base of triangle (b)	0.012	0.0267
Corrugation spacing (s)	0.009	0.018