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Tower Packing
Structured & Random
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Large Diameter Vacuum Towers ....................... 14
Tower Packing
Baretti Structured Packing .................................... 4
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BARETTI STRUCTURED PACKING
Since mid 80’ Baretti has successfully designed and installed structured packing and
relevant internals in fractionation columns
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BARETTI STRUCTURED PACKING
Standard Types
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BARETTI STRUCTURED PACKING TECHNICAL DATA
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BARETTI STRUCTURED PACKING TECHNICAL DATA
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BARETTI STRUCTURED PACKING TECHNICAL DATA
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BARETTI STRUCTURED PACKING HIGH PERFORMANCE
BARETTI has developed a proprietary high performance structured packing
since 2007:
• The conventional structured packing, installed with each layer rotated in respect to the previous
one, suffers a premature flooding where the two layers touch each other.
• This phenomena is caused by the sudden change in direction of the flow who creates a
localized pressure drop.
• The end of each diagonal channel of the BARETTI High Performance Structured Packing is
formed to avoid, almost totally, the sudden change in direction of the flow.
• This result in a vey significant improvement. The Baretti High Performance Structured Packing
has gained more than 30% in capacity, lower pressure drop at same efficency of conventional
structured packing at similar condition.
• The BARETTI High Performance structured packing is an excellent opportunity for increasing
further the capacity of towers already packed with conventional Structured Packing
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BARETTI STRUCTURED PACKING HIGH PERFORMANCE
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BARETTI GRID B-37
Baretti B-37 grid is a fixed geometry packing with high open area, low pressure drop and low
susceptibility to fouling, coking and erosion.
The primary use is in the wash zone of heavy hydrocarbons fractionators with very severe
operating conditions.
The panels are available in several stainless steel grades with thickness of 1,50 and 2,00 mm.
A bed of B-37 grids consists of several layers of self-supporting panels. The shape and lay-out of
the panels result in a flow pattern of the vapor upward enhancing the removal of heavy liquid
and solid entrainment. The lower layer of the bed is clamped to the supporting ring and beams.
The other layers rest on top of one another, each one rotated of 45 degrees to the one below.
Split beds of B-37 on the bottom and structured packing on the top are used where both high
entrainment removal and some fractionation are required.
An extra resistance to upset is obtained with J bolts fastening together the top three layers of
grids. No other hold-down device is needed.
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BARETTI RANDOM PACKING
Baretti design and manufactures the most advanced random packing types:
Pall type rings
Random packing has been used since early 40’s as an alternative to tower trays.
The main improvements achieved with modern packing are:
• Contrary to trays there is no need to split the column area in active area (bubbling zone) and
the downcomer one. The vapour and liquid occupy the required section determined by the
volumes and pressure drop.
• The capacity of the traditional packing is close to the one of the trays at atmospheric and
high pressures. In vacuum systems the random packing is preferred for its lower pressure
drop.
• As mentioned above the main characteristic of the random packing is a much lower pressure
drop as compared to trays.
• The efficiency is quite constant across the full operating range.
Some possible problems that can be encountered with packings are:
• A packed bed requires always an optimum liquid and gas distribution, the trays are much
less sensitive at this point
• In fouling services the packing could plug and could be difficult to clear. If packing needs to
be replaced it implies a substantial cost
• In case the tower shell needs inspection, the only possibility for inspection is to remove the
packing
• In case of corrosive service the minor thickness of ring with respect to trays can be a problem
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BARETTI RANDOM PACKING
X3000 crankshaft ID: 213213
Baretti can supply metal, plastic, ceramic and carbon rings as requested by the project.
Other types of rings are available on request
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CRANKSHAFTS
TOWER INTERNALS FOR COLUMNS WITH PACKING
Liquid distribution
• Baretti B - 186 liquid distributor can be used
For low liquid rates (< 30 - 50 m³/hr/m²)
• The maldistributoion ( measured drip point
to drip point)is less than 3% up to 8 meters
column diameter
Gas distribution
• Baretti manufactored and design many type
of Gas/Vapor distibutors
• The selection of appropriate distribution
depends on capacity and services (full gas,
mix, ore flashing
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LARGE DIAMETER VACUUM TOWERS
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