Ceramic Saddle Ring: Characteristics, Applications, and Usage Guidelines

Ceramic saddle rings are ceramic random packing materials primarily composed of silicon dioxide (SiO₂) and aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃), manufactured through high-temperature sintering. They exhibit properties such as resistance to strong acids, high-temperature tolerance, and high compressive strength (acid resistance ≥99.9%, alkali resistance ≥88%, compressive strength ≥10 N/mm²). Designed as an improvement over traditional saddle rings, they feature serrated or corrugated protrusions on smooth curved sides and added perforations on the saddle back, optimizing fluid pathways to significantly enhance mass transfer efficiency and reduce pressure drop. The surface of ceramic saddle rings incorporates a serrated/corrugated design and integrated curved channels, which increase gas-liquid contact area, reduce flow dead zones, and improve mass transfer efficiency by guiding gas along curved paths and minimizing liquid wall flow. Internal perforations further promote multidirectional gas and liqui...