... 1972, p. 93) gives DL=1.01νRe0.875for the longitudinal dispersion coefficient. Levenspiel (Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2d ed., Wiley, New York, 1972,pp. 253–278) discusses the relations ... Oxford, 1993).FLUID DISTRIBUTIONUniform fluid distribution is essential for efficient operation of chemical- processing equipment such as contactors, reactors, mixers, burners,heat exchangers, extrusion ... and Dukler, AIChE J., 26, 345–354 [1980]. Reproduced by per-mission of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers â 1980 AIChE. Allrights reserved.)FIG. 6-29 Flow-pattern regions in cocurrent...