Which of the following equations applies to the fluid flow through a
packed bed for very large Reynolds number?
(A) Fanning equation
(B) Blake-Plummer equation
(C) Hagen-Poiseuille equation
(D) Kozeny-Carman equation

1 Answer

Answer :

(B) Blake-Plummer equation

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