China Acid & Heat Resistant Ceramic Intalox Saddle Ring Random Tower Packing 16mm 25mm 38mm 50mm 76mm for Chemical Absorption & Scrubbing Manufacturers, Pricelist
The Ceramic Intalox Saddle is a high-performance random packing, representing a significant advancement over the traditional Ceramic Berl Saddle. It features a unique saddle-shaped geometry with two arched surfaces and differing inner and outer curvature radii. Originally developed by Norton Company in 1950, this design successfully overcomes the nesting and stacking problems common in earlier saddle-type packings, making it one of the most widely used ceramic random packings in the world today.
Product Highlights
Anti-Nesting Structure: Unlike conventional ceramic saddles, it features two arched surfaces with differing inner and outer curvature radii, allowing pieces to maintain point-contact instead of overlapping or nesting.
Uniform Porosity & High Capacity: The structural change makes porosity evenly distributed and improves fluid distribution, providing greater capacity and lower pressure drop compared to ceramic Raschig rings.
High Void Fraction: With a void fraction of 0.70–0.80, the packed bed provides large, arc-shaped liquid channels that minimize gas flow resistance and radial liquid diffusion.
Superior Acid & Heat Resistance: Manufactured from high-alumina ceramic (SiO₂ >73%, Al₂O₃ 17-25%), it resists all inorganic and organic acids except hydrofluoric acid (acid resistance >99.6%), and withstands operating temperatures up to 1100–1400°C.
Enhanced Mass Transfer Efficiency: Combining the advantages of both ring and saddle shapes, it promotes uniform liquid distribution and increased gas passage—delivering higher efficiency and lower pressure drop compared to ceramic Raschig rings and Pall rings.
RTO & Environmental Applications: Widely used as heat storage packing in regenerative thermal oxidizers (RTO) for treating low-concentration volatile organic waste gases in the petrochemical, paint, printing, pharmaceutical, and electronics industries.
Technical Specifications
Size (mm)
D×H×T (mm)
Surface Area (m²/m³)
Void Ratio (%)
Number per m³
Bulk Density (kg/m³)
Packing Factor (m⁻¹)
φ16
16×12×2
450
70
382,000
710
1,311
φ25
25×19×3
250
74
84,000
610
617
φ38
38×30×4
164
75
25,000
590
389
φ50
50×40×5
142
76
9,300
560
323
φ76
76×57×9
92
78
1,800
520
194
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes the Ceramic Intalox Saddle superior to the traditional Berl Saddle?
The Ceramic Intalox Saddle features differing inner and outer curvature radii with two arched surfaces, ensuring random point-contact rather than face-to-face stacking. This completely resolves the severe nesting issues common in Berl Saddles, keeping the void ratio high and fluid distribution uniform.
What chemicals and temperature levels can this ceramic packing tolerate?
With an acid resistance rating over 99.6%, it resists all inorganic and organic acids, with the sole exception of hydrofluoric acid (HF). Furthermore, made with high-grade alumina, it can safely withstand extreme working environments up to 1100°C–1400°C.
Why is it widely used in Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTO)?
Thanks to its strong thermal shock resistance, high structural stability, open fluid channels, and heat storage capabilities, it provides the required thermal recovery efficiency while maintaining low gas resistance for VOC treatment in RTO units.
How does it compare against Raschig rings and Pall rings?
It integrates the beneficial flow aspects of ring and saddle geometries. Compared to Raschig and Pall rings, it produces lower operating pressure drops, mitigates channeling effects, and promotes better gas-liquid contact for significantly higher mass transfer efficiency.
Which industries commonly apply Ceramic Intalox Saddles?
They are commonly applied across chemical processing, metallurgy, coal gasification, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, environmental protection, printing, paint, and electronics sectors—particularly inside drying towers, absorption towers, cooling towers, and scrubbers.
