Assignment 2
Assignment 2
Q1.
Oil, of density 840 kg/m3 and viscosity 40 mN s/m2, is passed vertically upwards
through a bed of catalyst consisting of approximately spherical particles of diameter
1 mm and density 3000 kg/m3. At approximately what mass rate of flow per unit
area of bed will
(a) Fluidization, and
(b) Transport of particles occur?
Q2.
Calculate the minimum velocity at which spherical particles of density 2000 kg/m3
and of diameter 1.8 mm will be fluidized by water in a tube of diameter 15 mm on
the assumption that the Carman-Kozeny equation is applicable. Discuss the
uncertainties in this calculation. Repeat the calculation using the Ergun equation and
explain the differences in the results obtained.
The correction factor due to wall effect is
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