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A Combined Packed‐Bed Friction Factor Equation: Extension to Higher Reynolds Number with Wall Effects
Author(s) -
Harrison Luke D.,
Brunner Kyle M.,
Hecker William C.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.14034
Subject(s) - friction factor , reynolds number , turbulence , extension (predicate logic) , mechanics , porosity , packed bed , materials science , mathematics , thermodynamics , shape factor , physics , chemistry , geometry , chromatography , composite material , computer science , programming language
Significance A unique combination of classic packed bed friction factor equations and newly refit correlation constants is proposed which produces a new friction factor correlation which significantly improves predictions in high turbulence regimes, high porosity regimes, and high wall effect regimes.