Good vapor distribution provides good separation efficiency.
Koch-Glitsch offers a variety of devices designed to handle each of the following situations.
Excessive inlet velocities can cause vapor and liquid channeling resulting in lower efficiency.
Vapor and liquid channeling can initiate or accelerate fouling or coking of the bed in applications such as crude vacuum wash beds.
At turndown conditions, the pressure drop across the packed bed may not be sufficient to properly distribute the vapor.