A theoretical approach for estimation of the drag correlation coefficients in the flow of Newtonian or weak non-Newtonian liquids around spherical solid particles is presented. Some new analytical relations are derived by using a stream function and the energy dissipation equation to approximate the drag coefficients to the experimental data. It is shown that these relationships can be applicable in a wide range of Reynolds number, Re, up to Re < 1000 for the liquids with a flow behavior index, n, in the range of 0.5 < n < 1. The predicted coefficients from these relationships are in very good agreement with the experimental data given in the literature. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
C1 Inonu Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Malatya, Turkey.
Inonu Univ, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Malatya, Turkey.