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Chemical Engineering - Mass Transfer - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Mass Transfer - Section 5 (Q.No. 21)
Mass Transfer
21.
A packed tower compared to a plate tower for a particular mass transfer operation
incurs smaller pressure drop.
allows installation of cooling coils.
is less costly when built in large sizes/diameters.
is more suitable, if suspended solids are present in fluid streams.
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Yash said:   4 years ago
Why not D? Please explain.
PRASURJYA DAS said:   2 years ago
Plate towers exhibit larger pressure drops and liquid holdup at higher gas flow rates.

While packed towers are not appropriate for very low liquid flow rates.
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