Pressure drop in uniform packed bed

• Main Author: Wan, Bing Han
• Other Authors: Cheng Niansheng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49278
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This experiment studies the pressure drop through a packed bed. By comparing the data obtained, an attempt to evaluate the validity and applicability of a modified, theoretical form of the Ergun equation for capillary wall flow is made. Four cases of bed packing were used in conjunction with a ventu...