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Demister pads or mist eliminators are used to guarantee filtering efficiency and prevent product loss and equipment damage. Mist-eliminating pads are often found at the top of the vessel, just before the outflow. frequently utilized in air scrubbers, ventilation systems, and cooling towers. Mist eliminators are employed in a variety of settings and businesses that generate oil, acid, and alkaline mist.

The liquid droplets cluster into big droplets that drain back into the system as they pass past a demister pad. The large droplets are too heavy to go through the gas stream to the surface. This stops the release of dangerous chemicals into the environment. If these polluted vapor droplets manage to escape the vessel, they can cause electrical system damage, corrosion across the facility, and a potentially dangerous working environment.

Demisters, also known as mist eliminators, is crucial for getting rid of mists and other liquids produced during industrial and manufacturing processes. Entrapment can happen during these processes when water droplets and other molecules get caught in the air or gas.

Mesh pads, vanes, and fibre beds are the most popular forms of Mist Eliminators for wet scrubbers. Let's see them one by one!

Wire Mesh Mist Eliminator

The most popular kind of mist eliminator is wire mesh. They are inexpensive to install and have excellent separation performance. Typically, the construction of these eliminators consists of grids of support holding numerous compressed layers of metal wire or thermoplastic together.

Vane Mist Eliminator

Larger droplets from gas streams must be eliminated using vane eliminators, sometimes referred to as chevron or baffle-type mist eliminators. This kind of mist eliminator separates particle droplets from the airflow via inertial impact. To draw droplets, rows of parallel plates—also known as chevrons—are arranged in a zigzag pattern.

Fiber Bed Mist Eliminator

Consider a fibre bed mist eliminator for industrial procedures that create smaller particle droplets. These only work with horizontal gas streams and function very similarly to wire mesh mist eliminators. Cylindrical mist eliminators for filter beds are used. The cylinder is made by rolling an inner and an outer screen and then attaching plates or flanges to either end for installation and draining. The best use for this kind of mist eliminator is the elimination of sub-micron particles from gas streams.