Raschig ring

noun

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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Meanings

nounRaschig ring (plural Raschig rings)

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.

Origin

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

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Raschig ring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Raschig%20ring

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