The work reported in this investigation involves the determination of
the hydrodynamic properties of the Trickle Bed Reactor which has been
loaded in various ways to mark the effect of the loading methodologies
employed to pack the catalyst pellets. The bed structure of a packed
three-phase reactor is critical to study as it provides the essential
contact between the phases and provides the catalytic sites where the
reaction takes place. Depending on the structural properties of the bed
such as local void structure, liquid distribution, two-phase pressure
drop, and holdup of fluids gets affected. The study aims to envelop the
catalyst bed characteristics such as the local void structure, the
length of the catalyst bed, flow characteristics such as liquid and gas
flow rate, and liquid distributor at the top of the catalyst bed to
gauge and quantify their effect on the hydrodynamics of a trickle bed
reactor.