DEMISTER® mist eliminators

High collection efficiency, lowest installed cost, low pressure drop, and fast
delivery

DEMISTER® mist eliminators Materials of

collect essentially 100% of all construction
liquid particles 2 to 5 microns
in diameter, depending on All 300 and 400
design parameters. series SS
Alloys 200, 400, 600,
The DEMISTER mist eliminator 800
is an assembly of YORKMESH™ Alloy 20
knitted mesh supported on, Aluminum
and held down by, high open Copper
area grids. When a vapor Halar
steam carrying entrained liquid Kynar
droplets passes through a PFTE
DEMISTER mist eliminator pad, Polypropylene
the vapor moves freely through Titanium
the YORKMESH knitted mesh Tantalum
but the inertia of the droplets And more . . .
causes them to contact the
wire surfaces, coalesce, and Specially designed
Benefits of DEMISTER® mist eliminators ultimately drain as large materials can be
droplets. used for specific
Easy to install in all process equipment applications. For
Available in virtually any size example, Alloy 66 is
Most cost-effective solution when equipment or shape, in a broad range of used for DEMISTER
sizes are set by other requirements metals or plastics, individual mist eliminators to
styles of DEMISTER mist extend service life in
High efficiency with low pressure drop eliminators can be supplied to sulfuric acid plants.
meet specific customer needs.
Emergency delivery available Stainless steels and exotic
alloys are fully annealed to Additional
provide maximum corrosion information
resistance.
Mist Elimination
product catalog

Demister (vapor)
A typical, large-scale, vapor-liquid separator as used in oil refineries,petrochemical and chemical plants

A demister, is a device often fitted to vapor liquid separator vessels to enhance the removal of liquid
droplets entrained in a vapor stream. Demisters may be a mesh type coalescer, vane pack or other
structure intended to aggregate the mist into droplets that are heavy enough to separate from the
vapor stream.
Demisters can reduce the residence time required to separate a given liquid droplet size thereby
reducing the volume and associated cost of separator equipment. Demisters are often used
where vapor quality is important in regard to entrained liquids particularly where separator
equipment costs are high (e.g., high pressure systems) or where space or weight savings are
advantageous.
For example, in the process of brine desalination on marine vessels, brine is flash heated into vapor.
In flashing, vapor carries over droplets of brine which have to be separated before condensing,
otherwise the distillate vapor would be contaminated with salt. This is the role of the demister.
Demisted vapor condenses on tubes in the desalination plant, and product water is collected in
the distillatetray.

Packed tower internals

The proper selection and design of packed tower
distributors, collectors, supports, and other column
internals are essential for optimum packing
performance. At Koch-Glitsch we take special care
to assure that liquid and vapor distribution to the
packed bed is uniform and that the equipment is
selected to best handle any special process
considerations, such as fouling or foaming. We offer
a proven line of distributors and redistributors for a
wide range of flow rates, physical properties, and
 turndown requirements. Our internals are available
in a variety of styles and materials, including
ceramic, graphite, and many plastics.

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Random packings have been successfully used as an inexpensive but very
effective means to increase a tower's capacity and/or efficiency. Tower packings
have been used to reduce pressure drop through the column, increase the
capacity compared to trays at the same efficiency, and/or reduce liquid holdup in
the column.

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