Abstract: Filtered two-fluid formulations of gas–solid fluidized flows require closure models to deal with sub-grid filtered parameters, which have been derived from filtering over results of meso-scale highly resolved simulations with two-fluid modeling. Trusting on scale separation, the correlation of filtered parameters has been performed to meso-scale filtered data only, disregarding any macro-scale effects. In this work, the correctness of such practice is tested, and it fails. Two macro-scale parameters associated to flow topology, namely the average solid volume fraction and the average gas Reynolds number, are both considered as for their effects over relevant filtered parameters. This is done by filtering over results of highly resolved simulations, where the concerning macro-scale parameters are held constant at various levels. The current interest is directed towards dilute conditions typical of riser flows. Results show that both the concerning macro-scale parameters should be accounted for in sub-grid correlation if higher accuracy is pursued.