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US 2004/0166284 A1Published application
Ceramic packing element for mass transfer applications
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorsHassan S. Niknafs, Robert L. Miller
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Abstract
A ceramic packing element (10) has an essentially cylindrical structure (12) with a plane of symmetry in a direction defining a length (L) of the element and a greatest dimension (D) perpendicular to the length defining a diameter of the element. The element has a plurality of internal septa (16) defining a plurality of passages (18) through the element. The element has an open face area which is from 40-80%.
Claims20
A ceramic packing element comprising:
- an essentially cylindrical structure comprising a length and a greatest dimension perpendicular to the length defining the diameter of the element, the element being provided with a plurality of internal septa which intersect to define a plurality passages, the element defining first and second faces, each of the faces having an open face area of from 40-80%.
A ceramic packing element comprising:
- an essentially cylindrical structure comprising a length and a greatest dimension perpendicular to the length defining the diameter of the element, the diameter being at least 10 cm;
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- a plurality of internal septa which intersect to define a plurality passages through the element, the septa having a thickness of from 0.12 to 0.8 cm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.