Which of the following is the correct equation for minimum fluidization velocity for large particles? Here, Dp is the diameter of the particle, ρP and ρF are the density of particle and fluid medium respectively, εmf is the porosity and ΦS is the shape factor.

Correct Answer: Umf2 = \(\frac {Dp (ρP-ρF)g}{1.75ρF}\) × εmf3 × ΦS
Particles are said to be large when the Reynolds number is greater than 1000. The minimum fluidization velocity for large particles is directly proportional to the bed porosity at the point of minimum fluidization and square root of the shape factor of the bed particles.