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PACKED BED REYNOLDS NUMBER

Summary

The packed bed Reynolds number is dimensionless and describes the ratio of inertial to
viscous forces for fluid flow through a packed bed. It may be used to calculate the pressure
drop though a packed bed via the Ergun equation or identify the boundaries of flow regimes
(laminar, transitional and turbulent) in a packed bed. This article will show you how to
calculate and interpret the packed bed Reynolds number.

Definitions

A Cross sectional area of the packed bed (m2)

Q Volumetric flow rate of fluid moving through the packed bed (m3/s)
Us Superficial fluid velocity (m/s)
x Spherical equivalent particle diameter (m)
Bed voidage
f Density of the fluid flowing through the packed bed (kg/m3)
Viscosity of the fluid flowing through the packed bed (Pa.s)

Calculation of Reynolds Number for flow through a packed bed

The regime for flow through a packed bed may be identified by the packed bed Reynolds
number, which may be calculated as follows:

=
(1 )

The superficial velocity is the velocity of the fluid moving through the packed bed as if it was
the only phase. More simply put, the superficial velocity is the volumetric flow rate of the
fluid divided by the cross sectional area of the packed bed:

=

Packed Bed Reynolds Number and flow regime

The flow regime for flow through a packed bed may be identified from the packed bed
Reynolds number. Typical packed bed Reynolds number boundaries are shown below:

Region Value
Laminar Re<10
Transitional 10Re2000
Turbulent 2000<Re

PERHITUNGAN

Gambar D-1. Skema Packing

Bilangan Reynold untuk kolom berpacking dapat dihitung dengan persamaan sebagai berikut:

=
(1 )

Dengan nilai Us adalah :

Dimana:

A Cross sectional area of the packed bed (m2)

Q Volumetric flow rate of fluid moving through the packed bed (m3/s)
Us Superficial fluid velocity (m/s)
x Spherical equivalent particle diameter (m)
Bed voidage
f Density of the fluid flowing through the packed bed (kg/m3)
Viscosity of the fluid flowing through the packed bed (Pa.s)
Diketahui :
A = 70 cm x 7.5 cm = 525 cm2 = 0.0525 m2
x = 8 mm = 0.008 m
2000 3 2000 3
= = 3.14 3.75 70 = 3090.94 3 = 0.647

27.47 1000
= = 1.3735 = 1375 3
20 1 3

= 0.005 Pa.s
Viskositas dengan cara memplotkan persen Na2CO3 dengan temperatur pada grafik berikut :

Nilai Us untuk masing-masing laju alir adalah sebagi berikut :

Q(lpm) Q ( m3/s) Us
1.0 0.0000167 0.000317460
1.5 0.0000250 0.000476190
2.0 0.0000333 0.000634921
2.5 0.0000417 0.000793651
3.0 0.0000500 0.000952381

Sehingga Bilangan Reynold nya dapat dihitung sebagai berikut :

=
(1 )
 Bilangan Reynold Untuk Laju Alir 1.0 liter/menit :

0.008 0.000317460 1375

= = 1.976
0.005(1 0.647)

Bilangan Reynold Untuk Laju Alir 1.5 liter/menit :

0.008 0.000476190 1375
= = 2.965
0.005(1 0.647)

Bilangan Reynold Untuk Laju Alir 2.0 liter/menit :

0.008 0.000634921 1375
= = 3.953
0.005(1 0.647)

Bilangan Reynold Untuk Laju Alir 2.5 liter/menit :

0.008 0.000793651 1375
= = 4.942
0.005(1 0.647)

Bilangan Reynold Untuk Laju Alir 3.0 liter/menit :

0.008 0.000952381 1375
= = 5.929
0.005(1 0.647)

Q (lpm) Re*
1.0 1.976644
1.5 2.964966
2.0 3.953288
2.5 4.941610
3.0 5.929932

Dan hubunganya dengan laju alir dapat dilihat pada Grafik berikut ini :
 7

6
Bilangan Reynold

1
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Laju Alir (liter/menit)

Gambar D-2 Hubungan antara Bilangan Reynold dengan Laju Alir

Gambar D-2 menunjukkan peningkatan bilangan reynold seiring dengan peningkatan laju
alirnya.