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Hydraulics of wetted‐wall columns
Author(s) -
Michalik E. R.
Publication year - 1957
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.690030225
Subject(s) - laminar flow , mechanics , reynolds number , hydraulics , radius , pressure gradient , flow (mathematics) , newtonian fluid , column (typography) , materials science , mathematics , physics , thermodynamics , geometry , turbulence , computer science , computer security , connection (principal bundle)
On the assumption of laminar Newtonian flow, flow profiles are developed for both the vertical plate and cylindrical column by use of classical equations. From the flow profiles the mass transport, vertical pressure gradient, and optimal design parameters are calculated. With the Reynolds‐number criterion used to ascertain the maximum nonturbulent velocity, minimal values for the plate distance and column radius can be calculated. An example is included for each case.