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Conjugate Ring Packing – Conjugate Curved Surfaces to Prevent Nesting

Conjugate Ring Packing features a unique conjugate-curved fin structure that replaces linear contact between packing elements with point-to-point contact. As a result, it promotes uniform liquid distribution, prevents packing overlap, and improves liquid collection and dispersion.

After Conjugate Ring Packing is loaded into a scrubber or absorption tower, the rings form interlaced gas–liquid flow channels that guide the liquid to spread in different directions, reducing packing nesting, channeling, and localized dry zones.

Two plastic conjugate rings placed together
Features
  • Conjugate curved-surface structure. The interlaced curved surfaces guide the liquid to change direction.
  • Resists nesting. The asymmetric open structure reduces nesting between packing elements.
  • More uniform liquid distribution. Helps disperse the liquid throughout the packing bed and reduce channeling.
  • Rapid liquid-film renewal. The curved surfaces and ribs continuously divide and recombine the liquid flow, continually renewing the wetted surface.
Specifications
Table 1: Plastic Conjugate Ring Specifications
Size Specific Surface Area (m2/m3) Void fraction (%) Bulk number (Pieces/m3)
Ø25 185 95 74000
Ø38 142 91 16320
Ø50 104 80 9500
Ø76 81 95 3980
Ø100 55 96 1850
Plastic Materials: PP, HDPE, PVC, PPH, CPVC, PTFE, PVDF, PFA
Table 2: Metal Conjugate Ring Specifications
Size Specific Surface Area (m2/m3) Void fraction (%) Bulk number (Pieces/m3)
Ø16 313 97 211250
Ø25 185 95 75000
Ø38 116 96 19500
Ø50 86 96 9772
Ø76 81 95 3980
Metal Materials: Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Copper, Aluminum, Titanium, Hastelloy
Table 3: Ceramic Conjugate Ring Specifications
Size Specific Surface Area (m2/m3) Void fraction (%) Bulk number (Pieces/m3)
Ø25 175 78 64000
Ø38 118 80 14000
Ø50 72 81 6300