clc; warning("off"); printf("\n\n example12.5 - pg618"); // given pp=249.6; //[lb/ft^3] - density of catalyst p=58; //[lb/ft^3] - density of liquid g=32.174; //[ft/sec^2] gc=32.174; Lmf=5; //[ft] - height of bed mu=6.72*10^-3; //[lbm/ft*sec] - viscosity of liquid dp=0.0157/12; //[ft] - diameter of particle emf=0.45; deltapmf=(pp-p)*(g/gc)*(1-emf)*(Lmf); Nar=(p*g*dp^3)*(pp-p)*(1/(mu)^2); C1=27.2; C2=0.0408; Nremf=(((C1^2)+C2*Nar)^(1/2))-C1; Umf=Nremf*(mu/(dp*p)); printf("\n\n Minimum fluidization velocity is \n Umf = %e ft/sec",Umf);