Fluid flow pressure drop through an annular bed of spheres with wall effects

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 265-275

  Sodre J R ^a   Parise, J A R ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POROSITY; PRESSURE DROP; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; WALL FLOW;

ANNULAR PACKED BEDS; ERGUN'S EQUATION;

PACKED BEDS;

FLUID FLOW; PACKED BED; PRESSURE DROP; SPHERE;

EID: 0032123321     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(97)10022-X     Document Type: Article

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