English Explanatory Dictionary

Raschig ring

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

Raschig ring Raschig rings

Etymology

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

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