Power law fluid flow through beds of spheres at intermediate Reynolds numbers: Pressure in fixed and distended beds

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 642-652

  Dhole, S D ^a   Chhabra, R P ^a   Eswaran, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Drag; Packed beds; Power law; Pressure drop; Spheres

Indexed keywords

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; PROBLEM SOLVING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

FLOW BEHAVIOR; POWER LAW;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

DRAG; FIXED BED; FLUID FLOW; FRICTION; PACKED BED; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 2442678801     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387604323142702     Document Type: Article

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