Q. Plate towers are preferred to packed towers, when large temperature changes are involved, because of the reason that the (Solved)
1. Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the components of the equipments
2. Pressure drop in the equipment will be very high
3. Viscosity variation of the fluids may cause channelling/flooding
4. None of these
- a. Packing may be crushed due to thermal expansion/contraction of the components of the equipments