(78b) "Wall Enhanced Dispersion in Cylindrical Packed Beds," | AIChE

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(78b) "Wall Enhanced Dispersion in Cylindrical Packed Beds,"

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Davis, H. T. - Presenter, University of Minnesota
Kroll, D. - Presenter, University of North Dakota
Maier, R. - Presenter, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Cente
Bernard, R. S. - Presenter, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Howington, S. E. - Presenter, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Peters, J. F. - Presenter, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers


In pore-scale simulations of flow in cylindrical bead packs, we found that the effective longitudinal dispersion coefficient increases with increasing radius of the cylinder. The implication is that all longitudinal dispersion coefficients reported from measurements in tubes depend on the effective radius of the tubes. A generalization of the Taylor-Aris model of dispersion in a tube provides qualitative predictions agreeing with the simulation results.

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