README.md

User Guide

Getting started

Example 1: Default structured packing

1. Create a new document File → New and select the Packed Columns Workbench as shown below.

2. In the menu bar, select ColumnGenerator → Packed Column to create an instance of packed column.

A Packed_Column object appears in the tree view.

3. Select the packed column instance and review the column parameters in the property editor. Make any changes if needed.

4. With the packed column selected, click on ColumnGenerator → Generate to generate the column.

5. This constructs the default column with default structured packing. For a detailed description of the column parameters refer to the Parameter Description section below.

Example 2: Intensified structured packing

1. Repeat the steps 1-3 in Example 1. Select the Enable Intensified Device option as true. This populates two new parameters, Cooling Channel Width and Thickness2 in the Property editor. Review these parameters and make modifications if needed.

2. With the packed column selected, click on ColumnGenerator → Generate to generate the column.

3. This constructs the default column with the default intensified structured packing.

Parameter Description

Column Dimensions

Parameter	Description
Column Height	Height of the column.
Column Radius	Inner radius of the column body.
Column Wall Thickness	Thickness of the column wall.

Dripping Points

Packing Angles

Packing Dimensions

Authors

Yash Girish Shah
Grigorios Panagakos