The packed bed of fixed packing elements acts as a gas distributor, as well as causing good gas/liquid contact, to provide an even flow of gas across essentially the entire cross sectional area of {TAIL ~ the packed bed} of {HEAD ~ mobile packing elements} 
The packed bed of fixed packing elements acts as a gas distributor , as well as causing good gas / liquid contact , to provide an even flow of gas across essentially the entire cross sectional area of { TAIL ~ the packed bed } of { HEAD ~ mobile packing elements }
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