Research Article

Gas Flow Characteristics through Irregular Particle Bed with the Vertical Confined Wall for Waste Heat Recovery

Table 3

Summary of the relative uncertainty of main parameters.

ParameterSymbolUncertainty/%ParameterSymbolUncertainty/%

Equivalent particle size3.07Pressure drop per unit height4.45
Apparent density1.42Particle Reynolds number4.87
Bulk density2.15Friction pressure drop6.52
Voidage2.58Wall-modified Reynolds number6.31
Shape factor2.58Wall-modified friction pressure drop7.65