Extraction and absorption with a vibrating perforated plate

AbstractMass transfer rates and hydrodynamic behaviour have been measured for liquid‐liquid and gas‐liquid dispersions formed at small perforations (0.3 to 1.5 mm diameter) in plates vibrating at frequencies of 10–100 Hz and amplitudes in the order of 0.1 mm. The light phase (liquid or gas) is fed beneath the plate which is provided with a skirt so that the light phase passes through the perforations to form discrete drops or bubbles. Sauter mean diameter was generally in the range 1–2 mm.Mass transfer efficiency for liquid‐liquid transfer (acetic acid from kerosene to water) was found to be in the order of 70% for a single plate; the effect of cell depth on efficiency was small, indicating that most of the mass transfer occurred near the plate. In the case of gas‐liquid mass transfer (oxygen uptake by water), the volumetric mass transfer coefficient was in the order of 0.1 s−1, which compares well with conventional equipment.

Extraction and absorption with a vibrating perforated plate Journal Articles