Gas—liquid pressure drop studies in a reciprocating plate column

Abstract Two‐phase pressure drop in a 93 mm diameter reciprocating plate column (RPC) was studied for the air‐water system, and to a lesser extent for air‐kerosene. Amplitudes (strokes) in the range 14 to 63.5 mm and frequencies from 0.75 to 4.0 Hz were investigated for between 2 and 10 brass plates with hole diameters from 3 to 8 mm and free flow area between 0.09 and 0.306. Continuous phase velocity was varied from 1.24 to 3.72 cm s −1 and …