Raschig ring

English

Etymology

Named after their inventor, German chemist Friedrich Raschig, who patented them in 1914.

Noun

Raschig ring (plural Raschig rings)

  1. Any of a number of pieces of tube, approximately equal in length and diameter, used to form a packed bed within columns for distillations and other chemical engineering processes.
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