Methodologies for Predicting the Mass Transfer Performance of Structured Packings with Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Review

• Structured packings offer superb performance for intensified chemical separations. Benefits include reduced equipment size and improved separation efficiency. Computational fluid dynamics methods can predict interfacial mass transfer. transfer within each phase. Strong agreement of simulation results with experimental data is possible. This review summarizes the various implemented computational (CFD) to in structured packings. Interfacial approaches application future packing studies are discussed. Intraphase methodologies used CFD summarized, including applicable turbulent flow conditions. Key findings from presented. Despite significant progress this field, many effects need research, particularly non-dilute conditions a simultaneous reaction. Graphical Abstract .