STUDY OF HYDRODYNAMICS IN FIXED BED OF COMPOSITE GRANULAR MATERIALS

This study aims at the experimental determination of pressure drop and friction factor at gas flow through fixed beds of granular silica gel, alumina and activated carbon, and establishment of an equation containing a modified friction factor Fm to calculate pressure drop. In order to calculate the...

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Main Authors: Stelian Petrescu, Marius Sebastian Secula, Ioan Solomon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alma Mater Publishing House "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau 2010-12-01
Series:Scientific Study & Research: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Industry
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Online Access:http://pubs.ub.ro/dwnl.php?id=CSCC6201011V04S01A0001
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Summary:This study aims at the experimental determination of pressure drop and friction factor at gas flow through fixed beds of granular silica gel, alumina and activated carbon, and establishment of an equation containing a modified friction factor Fm to calculate pressure drop. In order to calculate the modified friction factor, an equation was suggested.The experimental values for pressure drop and friction factor were determined using spherical grains of silica gel, cylindrical grains of alumina and silica gel, alumina and activated carbon impregnated with calcium chloride. By means of the suggested equation, the values of pressure drop in fixed bed were calculated and compared with the experimental values. A good agreement between the predicted and experimental data is noticed.
ISSN:1582-540X