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Packing height in the packed tower = NTU x __________

(a) HTU

(b) HETP

(c) NTU

(d) HETP + HTU

The question was posed to me in final exam.

My question is from Design of Absorption Tower  (NTU,HTU,HETP Concepts) topic in portion Gas Absorption of Mass Transfer

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Correct option is (b) HETP

To elaborate: HETP- Height equivalent to theoretical plates. It is a packing value, to determine the packing height.

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