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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Nirmalakhandan, N.
• Speece, R.E.
• Peace, J.L.
• Jang, W.

Titel

Operation of counter-current air-stripping towers at higher loading rates

Ist Teil von

• Water research (Oxford), 1993, Vol.27 (5), p.807-813

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

1993

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A survey of air and water loading rates in counter-current packed towers used in air-stripping applications revealed that they are designed to operate at low loading rates relative to incipient flooding limits. This paper presents a theoretical analysis of some advantages and disadvantages of operating counter-current packed towers at high loading rates. A simple modification of the conventional counter-current system proposed previously as a cascade air-stripping system is shown here to be capable of accomodating high loading rates. Results of previous prototype tests are presented to demonstrate the possible benefits of operating counter-current packed towers at higher loading rates.