The pore system of a packed bed is represented by a system of canals in order to permit probability computations for a foreign particle carried by the pore liquid movement to arrive at a certain place in a certain time. The computations lead to explicit values for the coefficient of longitudinal and transversal diffusion. A test device is described which permits the determination of the longitudinal diffusivity. The relationship between test result and theory is discussed.
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