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