Denstone® Pressure Drop Estimator

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Denstone Pressure Drop Estimator

Pressure drop is an important measure in performance of catalyst bed support media. Saint-Gobain NorPro makes it easier for you to determine the pressure drop for your particular application by utilizing our Pressure Drop Estimator tool.
The pressure drop estimator allows you to calculate the pressure drop over your Denstone® media bed based on your reactor conditions. We will even show you how Denstone® deltaP® support media compares with standard spheres to help you choose the best media for your reactor.
Denstone Pressure Drop Estimator
Inputs

Layers - Layer 1 is the smallest diameter media in your graded support media bed. You can input up to four layers of spheres.

Layer 1:

Layer Denstone® size

Layer depth (mm)

Unit operating conditions

Gas velocity (ft/min)

Operating pressure (PSIg)

Average operating temp (°F)

Output units

Output Results

Denstone^® Spheres

For reduced pressure drop and fewer layers of support media, our Denstone^® deltaP^® media can be used in place of spheres in most applications. The pressure drop for Denstone^® deltaP^® media in this application is shown below.

Denstone^® deltaP^® media

Disclaimer

All data given is an estimate of performance. Actual results will vary based on naturally occurring variations, differences in unit design, and operating parameters not included in this calculation.

Denstone Pressure Drop Estimator