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In this work we report experimental results at loading points
and compare them with hydrodinamic and mass transfer model
predictions in order to determine the adjusted parameters and to
know the relationship between a two-phase countercurrent flow
and the geometry of the bed of the packing column. The bed of
the packing is essential for the design of rectification and
absorption columns. A study of hydrodynamic processes was
carried out in an absorption column of 0.252 metre diameter
with stainless steel gauze corrugated sheet packing by means of
air-water and SO2-water systems. The experiment results
include capacity, liquid hold-up and composition. The
absorption test produced a total of 48 data points. The average
deviation between the measured values of liquid hold-up to the
predicted values is 3 time higher than the experimental data.