When Performance Matters www.scanningtech.com © Copyright Scanning Technologies Inc. – All Rights Reserved Identifying Maldistribution of a Packed Tower with Gamma Scans THE CHALLENGE Customers often have towers that are underperforming and are at a loss as to the cause of the issue with the available troubleshooting methods on site. In this case study, the tower had limited stripping capacity while the operating parameters remained within “normal” boundaries. The customer suspected possible fouling within the packing and requested a Gamma Scan to confirm. OUR RESPONSE ScanTech suggested a Grid Gamma Scan be performed on the wash tower to determine not only the mechanical integrity within the tower but also the relative liquid and vapour distribution within t

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