Question: Air ( = 1.5 g/L , = 0.000034 Pa.s) flows through a packed bed of spheres of D = 0.03 m. The bed diameter =

Air ( = 1.5 g/L , = 0.000034 Pa.s) flows through a packed bed of spheres of D = 0.03 m. The bed diameter = 2 m and = 0.6. The air mass flow rate based on the empty column is 10 kg/s. What should the height of the column be to have a pressure drop of 40,000 Pa?

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