An engineer has used uniformly sized solid graphite cylindrical pa of $0\mathrm{.}32$ ami to assemble a packed bed reector having a naight flows through t this loosely packed bed e the following holght of $30$ dim. Then, saluret fat a mass now rate of $9000$ kg$/$min per $1$ m$^2$ and length $300$ Kandber Pof cross$-$section arma. Estimate

is the aquivalent surface a$.$ What is e$-$to$-$volume diameter of the graphite particies? les? What is the equivalent volume spnare diameter of the graphite particles?

What is the sphericity of the particies? d$.$ Estimate th te the porosity of the packed bed. Use t Use the figure provided below,

e$.$ Use the Engun equation to determine the pressure drop across the packed bed.