Chemical-Resistant Ceramic Tower Packings: Standard Specification For
Chemical-Resistant Ceramic Tower Packings: Standard Specification For
Chemical-Resistant Ceramic Tower Packings: Standard Specification For
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8.2.2 Stoneware packing shall absorb no more than 3 weight testing when the average value recorded by all laboratories is
percent water as determined in accordance with Test Method assumed to be the true water absorption. The precision is
C373. approximately 60.1 % water absorption on measurements
8.3 Acid-Resisting Properties. made by a single experienced operator.
NOTE 2—Ceramic tower packings are used in acidic or chemically 9.2 The original data on acid weight loss on eight (8)
neutral solutions and as heat transfer media. different types of cross partition rings run by four different labs
8.3.1 Porcelain packing shall lose no more than 4 % of its in accordance with Specification C279 gave the following
original weight when determined in accordance with Section 7 standard deviations:
of Specification C279. Type of Ring Standard Deviation
8.3.2 Stoneware packing shall lose no more than 10 % of its 1-in. porcelain 0.36
original weight as determined in accordance with Specification 3-in. porcelain 0.42
1-in. Stoneware 0.48
C279. 3-in. Stoneware 0.92
3-in. Clay 3.22
NOTE 3—In preparing samples no attempt shall be made to remove the
skin surface of the units and a significant random sample should be taken
for use in Specification C279. 10. Keywords
9. Precision and Bias 10.1 acid resistance; ceramic; chemical-resistant; crushing
strength; low absorption; porcelain; rings; saddles; stoneware;
9.1 The determination of water absorption by Test Method
tower packing
C373 is accurate to 60.2 % water absorption in interlaboratory
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