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DSP-19 Effects of Liquid Viscosity and Surface Tension on Structured Sheet Metal Packing Developmental Research Idea

Expected Benefit to Members: Understanding of liquid properties on efficiency, pressure drop and capacity. Adjustment parameters, or a correlation for each of these would be useful for troubleshooting and rating

existing designs and optimizing new applications. Present Situation and Proposed Research:

The current work at OSU is studying viscosity effects on Oldershaw columns and entrainment. I haven't found the proposal to know how far that study plans to go and if there is already a plan to go in this direction or not. Proposed Internals and Test System: Structured sheet metal packing - test systems varying in viscosity and surface tension. Estimated Unit Time: Unknown Estimated Additional Costs (Beyond Unit Time): Unknown Background and Discussion: None

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