The aim of this work was the experimental evaluation of different friction factor correlations for water flow through packed beds of spherical and non-spherical particles at ambient temperature. The experiments were performed by measuring the pressure drop across the bed. Packed beds made of monosized glass spherical particles of seven different diameters were used, as well as beds made of 16 fractions of quartz filtration sand obtained by sieving (polydisperse non-spherical particles). The range of bed voidages was 0.359-0.486, while the range of bed particle Reynolds numbers was from 0.3 to 286 for spherical particles and from 0.1 to 50 for non-spherical particles. The obtained results were compared using a number of available literature correlations. In order to improve the correlation results for spherical particles, a new simple equation was proposed in the form of Ergun's equation, with modified coefficients. The new correlation had a mean absolute deviation between experimental ...and calculated values of pressure drop of 9.04%. For non-spherical quartz filtration sand particles the best fit was obtained using Ergun's equation, with a mean absolute deviation of 10.36%. Surface-volume diameter (dsv) necessary for correlating the data for filtration sand particles was calculated based on correlations for d(v) = f(d(m)) and psi = f(d(m)).
Keywords:
pressure drop / packed bed / spherical particles / quartz filtration sand / non-spherical particles
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Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly / CICEQ, 2017, 23, 1, 57-66
TY - JOUR
AU - Kaluđerović-Radoičić, Tatjana
AU - Bošković-Vragolović, Nevenka
AU - Garić Grulović, Radmila
AU - Đuriš, Mihal
AU - Grbavčić, Željko
PY - 2017
UR - http://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2245
AB - The aim of this work was the experimental evaluation of different friction factor correlations for water flow through packed beds of spherical and non-spherical particles at ambient temperature. The experiments were performed by measuring the pressure drop across the bed. Packed beds made of monosized glass spherical particles of seven different diameters were used, as well as beds made of 16 fractions of quartz filtration sand obtained by sieving (polydisperse non-spherical particles). The range of bed voidages was 0.359-0.486, while the range of bed particle Reynolds numbers was from 0.3 to 286 for spherical particles and from 0.1 to 50 for non-spherical particles. The obtained results were compared using a number of available literature correlations. In order to improve the correlation results for spherical particles, a new simple equation was proposed in the form of Ergun's equation, with modified coefficients. The new correlation had a mean absolute deviation between experimental and calculated values of pressure drop of 9.04%. For non-spherical quartz filtration sand particles the best fit was obtained using Ergun's equation, with a mean absolute deviation of 10.36%. Surface-volume diameter (dsv) necessary for correlating the data for filtration sand particles was calculated based on correlations for d(v) = f(d(m)) and psi = f(d(m)).
PB - Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia
T2 - Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly / CICEQ
T1 - Friction factor for water flow through packed beds of spherical and non-spherical particles
VL - 23
IS - 1
SP - 57
EP - 66
DO - 10.2298/CICEQ150506006K
ER -
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author = "Kaluđerović-Radoičić, Tatjana and Bošković-Vragolović, Nevenka and Garić Grulović, Radmila and Đuriš, Mihal and Grbavčić, Željko",
year = "2017",
url = "http://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2245",
abstract = "The aim of this work was the experimental evaluation of different friction factor correlations for water flow through packed beds of spherical and non-spherical particles at ambient temperature. The experiments were performed by measuring the pressure drop across the bed. Packed beds made of monosized glass spherical particles of seven different diameters were used, as well as beds made of 16 fractions of quartz filtration sand obtained by sieving (polydisperse non-spherical particles). The range of bed voidages was 0.359-0.486, while the range of bed particle Reynolds numbers was from 0.3 to 286 for spherical particles and from 0.1 to 50 for non-spherical particles. The obtained results were compared using a number of available literature correlations. In order to improve the correlation results for spherical particles, a new simple equation was proposed in the form of Ergun's equation, with modified coefficients. The new correlation had a mean absolute deviation between experimental and calculated values of pressure drop of 9.04%. For non-spherical quartz filtration sand particles the best fit was obtained using Ergun's equation, with a mean absolute deviation of 10.36%. Surface-volume diameter (dsv) necessary for correlating the data for filtration sand particles was calculated based on correlations for d(v) = f(d(m)) and psi = f(d(m)).",
publisher = "Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia",
journal = "Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly / CICEQ",
title = "Friction factor for water flow through packed beds of spherical and non-spherical particles",
volume = "23",
number = "1",
pages = "57-66",
doi = "10.2298/CICEQ150506006K"
}
Kaluđerović-Radoičić, T., Bošković-Vragolović, N., Garić Grulović, R., Đuriš, M.,& Grbavčić, Ž. (2017). Friction factor for water flow through packed beds of spherical and non-spherical particles.
Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly / CICEQ
Association of the Chemical Engineers of Serbia., 23(1), 57-66.
https://doi.org/10.2298/CICEQ150506006K
Kaluđerović-Radoičić T, Bošković-Vragolović N, Garić Grulović R, Đuriš M, Grbavčić Ž. Friction factor for water flow through packed beds of spherical and non-spherical particles. Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly / CICEQ. 2017;23(1):57-66
Kaluđerović-Radoičić Tatjana, Bošković-Vragolović Nevenka, Garić Grulović Radmila, Đuriš Mihal, Grbavčić Željko, "Friction factor for water flow through packed beds of spherical and non-spherical particles" Chemical Industry and Chemical Engineering Quarterly / CICEQ, 23, no. 1 (2017):57-66,
https://doi.org/10.2298/CICEQ150506006K .
