A Reconciliation of Packed Column Permeability Data: Deconvoluting the Ergun Papers

Table 2

Column number	Publication Date	Ref.	Mesh	Ref.	Fluid	Part type	Reported		Corrected
							Ergun equation	(13b)	Ergun equation	(13b)
							A	1949	Ergun Table I	N/A		Ergun Figure	N2	Lead shot	145	1.16	267	2.14	1.00
B	1949	Ergun Table I	N/A	Ergun Figure	N2	Glass beads	141	1.32	267	2.51	1.00
C	1949	Ergun Table I	N/A	Ergun Figure	N2	Lead shot	134	1.32	267	2.63	1.00
1	1951	Ergun Table I	20–30	N/A	N2	White sand	172	3.22	267	4.02	0.80
2							171	3.20	267	4.02	0.80
3							173	3.15	267	3.93	0.80
4							172	3.13	267	3.93	0.80
5	1951	Ergun Table I	50–60	N/A	N2	Pulverized glass	126	2.76	267	3.91	0.69
6							126	2.74	267	3.90	0.69
7							126	2.75	267	3.93	0.69
8							126	2.73	267	3.91	0.69
8A							126	2.72	267	3.90	0.69
8B							126	2.71	267	3.89	0.69
8C							126	2.70	267	3.90	0.69
8D							126	2.71	267	3.90	0.69
9	1951	Ergun Table I	80–100	Ergun Figure	N2	Brown river sand	120	3.01	267	4.41	0.67
10							119	3.03	267	4.49	0.67
11							117	3.01	267	4.47	0.67
12							119	3.02	267	4.40	0.67
13							118	3.03	267	4.41	0.67
14							120	3.03	267	4.30	0.67
M	1951	Ergun Table I	30–40	N/A	N2	Brown river sand	189	2.88	267	3.41	0.84
N							189	2.88	267	3.42	0.84
O							189	2.88	267	3.42	0.84
P							189	2.88	268	3.43	0.84
Q							189	3.21	267	3.83	0.84
R							189	2.88	267	3.44	0.84
S							189	2.88	267	3.44	0.84
T							189	2.88	267	3.44	0.84
15	1951	Ergun Table II	.8–16	Ergun Figure	N2	High temp. coke	148	1.95	267	2.65	0.74
16							140	1.88	267	2.66	0.74
17							157	2.07	267	2.66	0.74
18							148	1.93	266	2.62	0.74
19							146	2.01	266	2.75	0.74
19A							149	1.92	266	2.59	0.74
20	1951	Ergun Table II	16–20	Ergun Figure   (1952)	N2	High temp. coke	216	2.76	267	3.10	0.99
21							219	2.83	267	3.15	0.99
22							210	2.78	267	3.19	0.99
23							205	2.86	266	3.33	0.99
24							211	2.85	266	3.25	0.99
25							212	2.81	266	3.19	0.99
26							219	2.87	266	3.18	0.99
27	1951	Ergun Table II	20–30	N/A	N2	High temp. coke	238	3.42	267	3.67	1.23
28							238	3.38	267	3.60	1.23
29							238	3.39	267	3.61	1.23
30							238	3.41	267	3.63	1.23
31							238	3.39	267	3.60	1.23
32							238	3.41	267	3.64	1.23
33							237	3.41	266	3.65	1.23
34	1951	Ergun Table II	30–40	N/A	N2	High temp. coke	254	4.08	267	4.19	0.98
35							251	4.06	267	4.22	0.98
36							261	4.13	267	4.16	0.98
37							261	3.96	267	3.99	0.98
38							249	4.05	267	4.23	0.98
39							260	4.00	267	4.04	0.98
40							257	4.00	267	4.09	0.98
41							253	4.00	267	4.13	0.98
42	1951	Ergun Table II	40–50	N/A	N2	High temp. coke	234	3.88	267	4.12	0.94
43							237	3.68	267	3.87	0.94
44							233	3.82	267	4.09	0.94
45							233	3.82	267	4.02	0.94
46							234	3.81	267	4.06	0.94
47							234	3.80	267	4.06	0.94
48							233	3.74	267	4.01	0.94
49							264	3.93	267	4.13	0.94
50	1951	Ergun Table II	50–60	N/A	N2	High temp. coke	365	5.59	267	4.60	1.16
51							359	5.58	267	4.68	1.16
52							360	5.54	267	4.65	1.16
53							356	5.84	267	4.92	1.16
54							356	5.76	267	4.85	1.16
55							357	5.89	267	4.96	1.16
56							349	5.67	267	4.89	1.16
57							363	5.77	267	4.84	1.16
58							364	5.52	267	4.63	1.16
59	1952		50–60	Ergun Figure	N2	Eagle coke	156	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
60							156	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
61							159	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
62							159	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
63							153	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
64							159	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
65							154	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
66							156	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
67							161	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
68							156	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
69							155	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
70							162	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
71							156	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
72							163	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
73							159	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
74							151	n/a	267	n/a	0.76
75							149	n/a	267	n/a	0.76