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  1. Zarag

    Pressure Drop in Spargers for Pump Sizing

    Thanks for the wisdom. I too try to be a simple man. The 2 phases are methanol and the oil whose low miscibility means thay need turbulence to mix. I'll go for the 40mm Y piece, I assume that means from the pump outlet onwards. That'll mean just a 0.8m/s vel. before the holes. Should I make...
  2. Zarag

    Pressure Drop in Spargers for Pump Sizing

    Yes I am in a small Mexican town without the luxury of any texts. Surely it can't be that complicated? Are there so many unknowns that k values for that type of fitting (the holes in the sparger) can´t be used with the hf=kV*V/2g added up as head losses for each hole. The liquid is veg. oil...
  3. Zarag

    Pressure Drop in Spargers for Pump Sizing

    I have a pressurized reactor, 2 bars (30 psi), in which I want to recirculate a fluid in order to mix it. A pump will draw the hot liquid from near the surface and inject it back into the tank near the bottom distrubuting it via a 'Y' shaped sparger tube with several 1 or 2 mm holes. I want a...

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