Calculate the flow rate of water (in gpm) required to fluidize a bed of 1/16 in. diameter
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Calculate the flow rate of water (in gpm) required to fluidize a bed of 1/16 in. diameter lead shot $(S G=11.3)$. The bed is $1 \mathrm{ft}$ in diameter, $1 \mathrm{ft}$ deep, and has a porosity of 0.38 . What water flow rate would be required to sweep the bed away?
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Chemical Engineering Fluid Mechanics
ISBN: 9781498724432
3rd Edition
Authors: Ron Darby, Raj P Chhabra
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