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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>For the investigation of fluid dynamics from computed tomography (CT) images, an evaluation method was developed that enables data acquisition directly from the recorded CT images. A segmentation algorithm was implemented in Matlab to assign every component a specific gray value. A comparison of weight experiments with CT scans and following segmentation demonstrates the good accuracy of this method. The liquid holdup in different Mellapak 500.Y packings was determined through CT measurements and compared to predictive correlations from the literature. Three‐dimensional visualizations of short packing sections enable an evaluation of the liquid distribution and the flow morphology of the liquid in the packing. The common assumption of an evenly wetted packing surface with a constant liquid film thickness could not be proved.</jats:p>