Meta-Analysis of Gas Flow Resistance Measurements Through Packed Beds

Abstract

Measurements of the resistance to flow through packed beds of inert spheres have been reported by a number of authors through relations expressing the coefficient of drag as a function of Reynolds number. A meta-analysis of the data using improved statistical methods is undertaken to aggregate the available experimental results. For Reynolds number in excess of 10(exp 3) the relation logFv = 0.49 + 0.90 logRe' is shown to be a highly effective representation of all available data. Gas flow resistance, Packed beds, Meta-analysis, Bootstrap, Regression, Gas flow, Reynolds number.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA273419

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  • Csaba K. Zoltani
  • Malcolm S. Taylor

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  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Chemical Engineering
  • Coefficients
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  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gas Flow
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  • Military Research
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Regression Analysis
  • Resistance
  • Reynolds Number
  • Statistical Analysis

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