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Table 9-6B
Steel* Berl Saddles
............. . ..... ...... .... ...... -. .- . .........
1 2,500 87 85 83
1% 823 60 58 88
................ ........ ....... .- -. .- ..... .........
* Other metals a\Fdilable.
Courtesy Haurice A. Knight Co., Bulletin So. 11, now, by permission Koch Engineering Co., Inc.

Table 9-7
Ceramic Intalox@* Saddles

Equivalent
Nominal Approximate Approximate Approximate Spherical
Size, Number per Weight per Surface Area Percent Free Diameter
In. Ft3 FP, Lb Ft2/Ft3 Gas Space Dp, In.
..................................
x 117,500 34 300 64 0.20
?4 50,000 30 - 67 -
w 17,000 46 190 69 0.32
% 6,200 44 102 71 0.48
1 2,100 42 78 72 0.68
1% 660 39 39.5 74 0.96
2 240 37 36 75 1.38
3 32 37 - 75 -
... .................
Data shown applics to Intalox Saddle made either from chemical stoneware or chemical porcelain. Weights per cubic foot are based on chemical porce-
lain. Chcmicdl stoneware Intalox Saddles will weigh approximately 5% less.
*Trade name Nr)rton <:o.
Orig. By permission: US. Stoneware Co., Akron, Ohio, Ref. 3, except column 6, from Ref. 40; updated 9/88 by permission of Norton Chemical
Process Products Corp., Inc., Bull. CTP-1, 9/88.

Table 9-8
Ceramic Cross-Partition Rings
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Number of Weight of Percent FG of Surface Area Net Cross-Section
Ringers per Ringers per Ft3, Free Gas per Ft3 Area of Packing
Ft3 Lb Space of Packing in Ft2/Ft2
Outside Outside Wall ..................
Diameter bngth Thickness, D S D S D S D S D S
In. In. h. Setting Setting Setting Setting Setting Setting Setting Setting Setting Setting
.............. .......... ....... .... .- - -. ......... ..
3* 3 w 74 30*-64 73 47*-63 47-48 54-35 41-43 35-37 .53 .46
4 3 !4 41 36 81-72 71-63 46-49 52-35 31-33 27-29 .54 .47
4 4 ?h 31 27 81-62 71-34 43-56 52-61 30-32 26-29 .54 .47
6 4 .-s 14 12 73-70 62-60 51-50 58-57 22 19 .49 .42
6 6 :s 9 8 70 62 53-50 58-56 20 18 .49 .42
Also made with outer surfaces ribbed or corrugated, and in lengths up to 12 in. Rings with different wall thicknesses than above can be made on spe-
cial order. Porcelain rings weigh about 5% more than above. For D and S patterns, see Figure 9-16. Compiled from Ref. 40, U.S. Stoneware Bull. TP-
54, and Maurice A. Knight Co. (now ,Koch Engineering Co., Inc.) Chemical Equipment Bulletin, by permission; updated 2/89 by permission of Nor-
ton Chcmical Proccss Products Corp. Bull. WGl.
For 3-in. size only; * indicates dumped rings only; all others stacked diamond (D) or square pattern stacked (S).