About a correlating equation for predicting pressure drops through packed beds of spheres in a large range of Reynolds numbers

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Montillet, A ^a   Akkari, E ^a   Comiti, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Geometric aspect ratio; Laminar flow; Packed beds; Spherical particles; Turbulent flow; Voidage

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CORRELATION METHODS; LAMINAR FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

GEOMETRIC ASPECT RATIO; SPHERICAL PARTICLES; VOIDAGE;

PACKED BEDS;

ASPECT RATIO; CORRELATION METHODS; LAMINAR FLOW; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 33846455150     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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