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ISSN Imprimer: 1065-5131
ISSN En ligne: 1563-5074
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MINIMAL SURFACES AS CONSTANT-ENERGY SURFACES FOR MAXIMUM HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER EFFICIENCY IN STRUCTURED PACKING OF THE DISTILLATION COLUMN
RÉSUMÉ
In this paper the new approach of Hamilton formalism to the regular structures of distillation packing is presented. For the first time a general topology model of the packing structure is proposed which allows a set of computational models to be constructed that are tied to a physical space structure, as finite-difference approximations along a vertical coordinate. It is shown that the continuous model can be replaced by a discrete analog for structured packing media. It is found that the minimal surface as an equilibrium-constant energy surface in a two-phase system corresponds to the highest possible heat and mass transfer efficiency. New propositions or basic principles of surface and structure packing formation with a focus on the maximum possible mass transfer coefficient were formulated. For 3D regular packing based on a gyroid minimal surface, taken as a sample, the dependencies of compactness and porosity on the scale factor are presented to show how it can be used for creation of new regular structures with predictable properties.