Modelling of the coupling hydrodynamic transfer for a gas-liquid countercurrent flow on a wavy surface

Abstract

This paper concerns laminar countercurrent gas–liquid flow over a wavy wall column, in the case of a falling liquid film. The modelling concerns the coupling of hydrodynamic and heat and mass transfer for an absorption as an example of application. The falling liquid film interacts, through the free interface, with the gas phase. The wavy surface generates particular hydrodynamic conditions with the presence of a vortex in both phases. The consequence of these vortices is an increase of transfers compared to the smooth wall.