Koch-Otto York

Strong Acid System - Mist Eliminators - Mesh Pads - Koch-Otto York
September 23, 2002

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Koch-Otto York were once separate companies competing in the mist eliminator equipment manufacturing and supply business.

The term Demister® is actually a registered trademark of the Otto H. York Company, Inc. but due to the original success and popularity of their mist eliminator products, the term Demister® has been mistakenly taken as a generic term for all mist eliminator products.

Products

The following products are offered by Koch-Otto York:

Style	Removal Efficiency	Comments
Style 221		Original fluoropolymer mesh pad style developed by Otto York in the 1950's
Style 225		Older style introduced in the 1970's. Achieved the same efficiency as the Two-stage design but at lower pressure drop.
Style 338	99.9% > 2 mm 70.0% < 2 mm	Style 338B - TFE/Alloy 20 Style 338C - TFE/Alloy 66
Style 339	99.9% > 2 mm 70.0% < 2 mm
Style 421		Original metal mesh pad style developed by Otto York in the 1950's
Style 655	99.9% > 5 mm	Older style introduced in the 1970's. Achieved the same efficiency as the Two-stage design but at lower pressure drop.
Two-Stage		Introduced in the 1960's for drying towers consisting of an agglomerator pad followed by a collector pad.


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