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Metal Wire Gauze Structured Packing – High-Efficiency Mass Transfer

Metal Wire Gauze Structured Packing is a high-efficiency packing for gas–liquid mass transfer, formed by pressing multiple layers of metal wire mesh into corrugated shapes and arranging them according to a specified directional pattern. It has a high specific surface area, and the unique capillary effect of the wire mesh provides good surface wettability, resulting in high separation efficiency.

The main materials used to manufacture wire-mesh structured packing include stainless steel, copper, aluminum, iron, and nickel. Compared with other packings, it offers lower pressure drop and lower liquid holdup, making it particularly suitable for difficult separations and heat-sensitive systems.

A Metal wire gauze structured packing element placed on a flat surface
Features
  • Excellent surface wettability. The fine metal wire gauze provides strong capillary action, helping form a uniform liquid film.
  • High-efficiency Gas–Liquid Mass Transfer. A larger effective wetted area increases the gas–liquid contact interface.
  • Suitable for low liquid-loading conditions. Good wettability helps maintain effective surface wetting even at relatively low liquid loads.
  • Suitable for vacuum and precision separations. Low pressure drop and high mass-transfer efficiency make it well suited for vacuum distillation, fine chemical separation, and high-purity product separation.
Specifications
Table 1: Metal Wire Gauze Structured Packing Specifications
Model Surface area (m2/m3) Void fraction (%) Peak height (mm) Inclination angles
500 (BX) 500 95 6.3 30
700 (CY) 700 87-90 4.5 45
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