This investigation has been carried out to obtain fundamental informations of the dynamic and transport properties related to the design of a gas-liquid two-phase bubble column.
According to the experimental results overall volumetric absorption coefficient, K_G^a, increased with decreasing submergence-diameter ratio in the stagnant liquid layer. Absorption efficiency was improved as geometrical parameters such as the number of holes on the perforated distributor was increased and/or the hole diameter was decreased.
In the present investigation, the liquid phase resistance to mass transfer was proved dominant and it was suggested that a gas chamber be adequately installed below the perforated distributor to minimize the axial forced circulation of liquid.
These experimental results may be utilized for the distributor and column design and may also provide a basis for a further investigation of dynamic phenomena of mass and heat transfer in scale up with or without chemical reaction involved.