Types of Wire-Mesh Structured Packings

Hgim ftuS Wire-mesh structured packing . 0) Saber wire gauze packing BX (6) Sulzer wire gauze packing CY. IParta a and o, courtesy of Sober Chemteeh.) 

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TABLE 8.1 Geometric Characteristics of Common Metal Cormgated-Sheet structured Packings 

Element geometry. Due to the corrugations, vapor and liquid flow through a single element spreads in a series of parallel planes. In order to spread the vapor and liquid uniformly in all radial planes, each element is rotated at a certain angle with respect to the element below. The angle of rotation is the angle (in a horizontal plane) between the parallel layers in one element and between the parallel layers in an element above (or below). 

The angle of rotation and the element height therefore affect the extent of vapor and liquid spread in a structured packing. For this reason, element height is relatively short (typically 6 to 12 in) and the angle of rotation is around 90°. 

Goodloe is available most commonly in 316 stainless steel, but also in carbon steel, aluminum, alloys, plastic, Kynar, and Teflon. Good-loe is avEiilable from Glitsch Inc. and from ACS. 

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