Stacked packing compared to dumped packing (A) Provides poorer contact between the fluids (B) Gives lower pressure drop (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Gives higher pressure drop

Stacked packing compared to dumped packing
(A) Provides poorer contact between the fluids
(B) Gives lower pressure drop
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Gives higher pressure drop
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(C) Both (A) and (B)
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