FLEXIRING® Random Packing

Liquid Load, m3/(m2 • h)

KGa FLEXIRING
CONDITIONS:
Liquid Concentrations: 4% NaOH
Conversion to Carbonate: 25%
Inlet Gas Concentration: 1% CO2
Temperature: 75 ºF [24 ºC]
Gas rate: 970lb/(ft 2 hr) [1.31 kg/(m2 s)]
Tower Diameter: 30in [0.76m]

KGa, kg-mol/(h•m3•atm)
Bed Height: 10ft [3.05m]

KGa, lb-mol/(h•ft3•atm)
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Plastic FLEXIRING® Random Packing and plastic Super
INTALOX® Saddles have been used for many years and
have become the standard for many designers and process-
es. Although these packings do not have the "high perform- Liquid Load, gpm/ft2
ance" characteristics of INTALOX SNOWFLAKE or β-ETA
RING packings, they have been used extensively and there-
fore their performance is widely known. Further, they are
less sensitive to liquid distribution quality and have higher Fs, m/s • (kg/m3)1/2
liquid hold-up and residence time for those services that
benefit from such characteristics.

Generally, Super INTALOX Saddles are favored by designers

and industries that once used ceramic saddles but now want
the superior performance of plastic Super INTALOX Saddles.

FLEXIRING random packing is favored by designers and

industries that prefer metal FLEXIRING packing and other
wc/ft

∆p, mbar/m
∆p,(ininwc/ft)

metal packings but now need the corrosion resistance of

the plastic construction.
∆p/Z

FLEXIRING # 5/8
Koch-Glitsch offers two enhanced performance versions of Liquid Loading
Top Curve to Bottom
FLEXIRING random packing: The 2-inch [50 mm] and 4-inch
gpm/ft 2 m3/m 2 h
[100 mm] High-Performance FLEXIRING random packing. 40 98
30 73
Extra vanes inside each of these rings produce more effi- 20
10
49
24
ciency than their standard counterparts, without sacrificing 5
0
12
0
any capacity. These two packings can be useful when a
designer wants maximum efficiency from a 2-inch [50 mm] System Air-Water, Ambient
Tower: 30in. Diameter
FLEXIRING packing or extra capacity then a 3.5-inch [90
mm] FLEXIRING packing.
Fs, ft/s • (lb/ft3)1/2

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 Fs, m/s • (kg/m3)1/2 Fs, m/s • (kg/m3)1/2

∆p, mbar/m

∆p, mbar/m
(in wc/ft

∆p/Zin(inwc/ft
wc/ft)
∆p/Zin
∆p, wc/ft)

∆p,
FLEXIRING #1 FLEXIRING #1.5
Liquid Loading Liquid Loading
Top Curve to Bottom Top Curve to Bottom
2 3 2
gpm/ft m /m h gpm/ft 2 m3/m 2 h
50 122 70 171
40 98 60 147
30 73 50 122
20 49 40 98
10 24 30 73
5 12 20 49
0 0 10 24
5 12
System Air-Water, Ambient 0 0
Tower: 30in. Diameter System Air-Water, Ambient
Tower: 30in. Diameter

Fs, ft/s • (lb/ft3)1/2 Fs, ft/s • (lb/ft3)1/2

Fs, m/s • (kg/m3)1/2 Fs, m/s • (kg/m3)1/2

∆p, mbar/m
(in wc/ft
wc/ft)
∆p, mbar/m
∆p, in wc/ft

∆p/Z in
∆p,

FLEXIRING #2 FLEXIRING #3.5

Liquid Loading Liquid Loading
Top Curve to Bottom Top Curve to Bottom
gpm/ft 2 m3/m 2 h gpm/ft 2 m3/m 2 h
70 171 70
60 171
147 60 147
50 122 50
40 122
98 40 98
30 73 30
20 73
49 20 49
10 24 10
5 24
12 5 12
0 0 0
System Air-Water, Ambient 0
Tower: 30in. Diameter System Air-Water, Ambient
Tower: 30in. Diameter

Fs, ft/s • (lb/ft3)1/2 Fs, ft/s • (lb/ft3)1/2