Appendix 2

Characteristics of Typical Packings

Material Dimension Thickness of Apparent Volumetric No-load

(mm) the wall density surface fraction (%)
(mm) (kg.m3) (m1) (Porosity)

102 11 600 50 75
76 9.5 650 70 75
51 6.5 650 95 75
38 6.5 700 130 68
Ceramic Raschig 25 3 700 200 73
rings 19 2.5 700 240 72
13 2.5 800 370 64
9.5 1.5 800 500 65
8 1 800 600 72
6.5 0.8 800 800 70

76 1.6 450 70 94
51 1.2 460 100 94
38 0.9 480 140 94
Steel Raschig 25 0.7 560 210 93
rings 19 0.6 580 270 93
13 0.5 700 400 91
9.5 0.5 930 600 88
6.3 0.5 1 400 800 82
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102 9.5 420 56 82

Ceramic Pall
rings 51 5 550 125 78
25 3 640 220 73

51 1 400 105 95
35 0.8 430 145 95
Steel Pall rings
25 0.6 500 240 94
16 0.4 550 370 93

51 640 110 77
38 610 150 76
Porcelain Berl 25 720 250 70
saddles 19 800 300 67
13 900 480 65
6.3 900 1 000 62

51 600 110 75
38 600 160 74
Intalox saddles 25 600 250 75
19 600 300 73
13 600 480 73