Fig 3: Graph of P (mm H2O) against R (L min ) for Water-Ballotini Fluidized Bed System USING CORRELATION EQUATIONS TO ESTIMATE

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Using the ERGUN CORRELATION: From Eqn (10):
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Since

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From Eqn (9): From Eqn (6):

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