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0.042 0.07 0.06

0.050 0.09 0.12

0.058 0.20 0.24

0.025 0.02 0.01

0.033 0.02 0.02

0.042 0.02 0.02

0.017

0.050 0.03 0.04

0.025 0 0

0.033 0 0

0.042 0 0

0.029

0.050 0 0

b) Kaštánek, Zahradník, Rylek (1974): Dr=0.292 m, N=3, dn=1.6 mm

uoL
m/s

103 uoG

m/s

E

φ=4%

v

φ=8%

0.008 1.35 1.79

0.025 2.05 2.40

2.5

0.042 3.04 2.93

0.008 0.12 0.29

0.025 0.27 0.45

7.5

0.042 0.53 0.76

Table 1.3 Comparison of characteristic coordinates

of experimental and calculated RTD curves

(^) Number of stages column
uoL N=3 N=6
m/s
uoG
m/s
θ
exp
Ymax
calc

Y

exp

θ=1

calc

Eav θ

exp

Ymax

calc

Y

exp

θ=1

calc

Eav

0.025 0.60 0.57 0.62 0.60 0.34 0.73 0.70 0.80 0.79 0.28

0.033 0.54 0.52 0.55 0.54 0.52 0.69 0.65 0.77 0.74 0.49

0.042 0.48 0.47 0.53 0.52 0.75 0.67 0.63 0.72 0.71 0.61

0.050 0.46 0.44 0.51 0.49 1.09 0.63 0.62 0.65 0.63 1.14

0.004

0.058 0.38 0.36 0.48 0.48 1.93 0.53 0.51 0.57 0.55 1.89

0.017 0.025 0.69 0.68 0.71 0.70 0.02 0.84 0.84 0.99 0.99 0.01

0.033 0.68 0.68 0.70 0.70 0.02 0.84 0.83 1.01 0.98 0.02

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