Plastic Random Packing

Product catalog summary

Introduction
Plastic random packings have been used for over 50 years to improve tower capacity and efficiency. Koch-Glitsch offers a variety of these packings, which help reduce pressure drop, increase capacity, and minimize liquid holdup compared to trays. They are less bulky than ceramic packings, providing higher capacity and lower pressure drop.

Specifications and Materials
Koch-Glitsch provides different sizes and styles of plastic random packings, including ring and saddle types, suitable for corrosive applications with low to moderate temperatures. These packings are more economical than metal alternatives and are made from materials like polypropylene, polyethylene, PVC, and CPVC, each with specific temperature limits for chemical resistance.

Applications
These packings are used in absorbers, degassing, liquid/liquid extraction, water treatment, and heat transfer applications. They are particularly effective in CO2 absorption, air pollution control, and VOC removal.

Performance Characteristics
Different packing types such as INTALOX® SNOWFLAKE®, CASCADE MINI-RINGS®, and β-ETA RING® offer unique benefits. INTALOX SNOWFLAKE provides high separation efficiency and low pressure drop, CASCADE MINI-RINGS improve capacity and efficiency, and β-ETA RING enhances mass and heat transfer.

Hydraulic Ratings and Efficiency
The document includes charts for hydraulic ratings and relative packing efficiencies, aiding in the quick sizing of packed columns.

Emergency Delivery
Koch-Glitsch offers immediate shipment for most packings and provides a hotline for emergencies in the US and Europe.

Conclusion
Koch-Glitsch's plastic random packings are versatile and efficient for various industrial applications, offering significant advantages in capacity, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.

Advanced Packing Solutions
The document also covers Koch-Glitsch's advanced packing solutions, focusing on Super INTALOX Saddles and FLEXIRING random packing. Super INTALOX Saddles are preferred for transitioning from ceramic to plastic, offering enhanced performance and higher liquid hold-up. FLEXIRING is available in metal and plastic, providing corrosion resistance and increased efficiency.

Performance Data
Graphs and tables illustrate the pressure drop and liquid loading characteristics of various FLEXIRING sizes and Super INTALOX Saddles under specific conditions.

Materials and Construction
Koch-Glitsch offers column internals in thermoplastic and thermoset materials, including FRP, which provide structural benefits but have fabrication restrictions.

Design and Application
Koch-Glitsch engineers assist in selecting the appropriate packing and matching it with optimal tower internals to create efficient INTALOX Packed Tower Systems, offering turnkey solutions for installation and revamps.

Contact Information
Contact details for Koch-Glitsch offices worldwide are provided for further inquiries and support.

Disclaimer
The bulletin notes that while the information is believed to be accurate, it does not imply any warranty or guarantee of performance.

Catalog excerpts

For more than 50 years,random packings have been usedsuccessfully as an inexpensive but efficient means to increase atower'scapacity and/or efficiency.The original Raschig Ringshave been superceded by new generations of improved prod- ucts and today,Koch-Glitsch offers the widest spectrum of random packings available worldwide.There are numerous process advantages that can be realizedby using packing in various applications.The predominant reasons for using tower packings are to reduce pressure drop throughout the column,to increase the capacity com- pared to trays at the same efficiency,and/or...

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Koch-Glitsch is unsurpassed in offering the widest rangeof sizes and styles of traditional and high performance plastic random packings.Koch-Glitsch recognizes that while packing provides many valuable benefits,not all applications are equally demanding.The various pack- ings presented in this brochure are of ring and saddle type construction and offer a variety of performance levels from traditional to high performance.Some con- siderations in choosing a particular style of packing are: To meet specific process requirements Օ Excellent past experience using a specific packing in a particular...

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INTALOX > SNOWFLAKE > ή Packing > Void Fraction %97Bulk Weight * kg/m 3 51lb/ft 3 3.2 CMRΙ Packing Size Nominal Size > 1A22A3AVoid Fraction % 9797 97 98 Bulk Weight* kg/m 3 53434640lb/ft 3 3.3 2.72.92.5 -ETA RING > Ү Packing Size Nominal Size > 1 2 3Void Fraction %94 94 96 Bulk Weight*kg/m 3 535438lb/ft 3 3.3 3.4 2.4 * for polypropylene with standard material thickness 3 size="-2">

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210120mm45 90inch1 > 3 / > 4 3 > 1 / > 2 Void Fraction %8595Bulk Weight > * kg/m > 3 5939lb/ft > 3 3.72.4 > * for polypropylene with standard material thickness 4 size="-1">

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Fs, m/s (kg/m > 3 ) > 1/2 Fs, m/s Օ (kg/m > 3 ) > 1/2 mbar/m in wc/ft CMR 1 β -ETA #2 mbar/m in wc/ft p, CMR 1 p, ∆ p, Liquid LoadingTop Curve to Bottom p, ∆ ∆ ∆ gpm/ft m /m h 232 β -ETA #3 100806044 22 105 0240196 14710653 24 120System Air-Water, AmbientTower: 29.5in. Diameter Liquid LoadingTop Curve to Bottom gpm/ft m /m h 232 5843 21 10013910350 240System Air-Water, AmbientTower: 29.5in. Diameter Fs, ft/s (lb/ft > 3 ) > 1/2 Fs, ft/s Օ (lb/ft > 3 ) > 1/2 10 >

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Fs, m/s (kg/m > 3 ) > 1/2 Fs, m/s Օ (kg/m > 3 ) > 1/2 mbar/m mbar/m in wc/ft in wc/ft p/Z (in wc/ft) p, p/Z (in wc/ft) p, p, p, ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ FLEXIRING #1 ∆ ∆ FLEXIRING #1.5 Liquid LoadingTop Curve to Bottom Liquid LoadingTop Curve to Bottom gpm/ft m /m h 232 232 5040 3020105 0122987349 24 120System Air-Water, AmbientTower: 30in. Diameter gpm/ft m /m h 70605040 30 20 105017114712298 73 49 24120System Air-Water, AmbientTower: 30in. Diameter Fs, ft/s (lb/ft > 3 ) > 1/2 Fs, ft/s Օ (lb/ft > 3 ) > 1/2 Fs, m/s (kg/m > 3 ) > 1/2 Fs, m/s Օ (kg/m > 3 ) > 1/2 mbar/m in wc/ft mbar/m in wc/ft p, p, FLEXIRING #2...

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Plastic Random Packing

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