Effect of air distributor on the fluidization characteristics in conical gas fluidized beds

The effect of an air distributor on the fluidization characteristics of 1 mm glass beads has been determined in a conical gas fluidized bed (0.1 m-inlet diameter and 0.6 m in height) with an apex angle of 20‡. To determine the effect of distributor geometry, five different perforated distributors were employed (the opening fraction of 0.009–0.037, different hole size, and number). The differential bed pressure drop increases with increasing gas velocity, and it goes from zero to a maximum value with increasing or decreasing gas velocity. From the differential bed pressure drop profiles with the distributors having different opening fractions, demarcation velocities of the minimum and maximum velocities of the partial fluidization, full fluidization, partial defluidization and the full defluidization are determined. Also, bubble frequencies in the conical gas fluidized beds were measured by an optical probe. In the conical bed, the gas velocity at which the maximum bed pressure drop attained increases with increasing the opening fraction of distributors.     

Design Parameter Effects on Expansion in Fluidized Beds with Inserts

The effect of some design parameters on the expansion of particles has been studied in a fluidized bed of 300 mm diameter. Four distributors were examined; three perforated plates, each perforated by holes of 0.8 mm in diameter but different hole densities at 6 mm, 9 mm and 12 mm pitch, and a porous plastic distributor 17 mm thick. Particles of different materials in the Archimedes number range from 100 to 10⁵ were fluidized. The inserts were held vertically as arrays. All experimental data for four distributors were correlated within experimental error by the equation: whereU, U_mf, U₀ are the gas velocity, velocity at minimum fluidization and real or apparent terminal velocity, while e is the bed porosity and e_mf is the porosity at the condition of minimum fluidization. P is the hole pitch of perforated plate distributor in millimeters.     

磷矿颗粒流态化特性的实验研究

在高1 m、内径42mm的流化床中,对粒径54-600 μm、密度2 252-2 665 kg/m3的磷矿颗粒的流态化特性进行实验研究.实验结果表明:磷矿颗粒粒径和密度对磷矿颗粒流态化行为有较大影响,床层膨胀比随着磷矿颗粒粒径的增大而逐渐减小.当磷矿颗粒属于Geldart B类颗粒时,流化较好;而当颗粒平均粒径为82 ...     

A comparative hydrodynamic study of two types of spouted bed reactor designs

In order to properly design and scale up spouted beds, one needs to predict the minimum spouting velocity of specific systems having different bed dimensions, and properties of particle and spouting gas. Because of inherent complexity of predicting minimum spouting velocity, the prevailing approach has been to use empirical correlations, a number of which are available in the literature. Central jet distributors are commonly used in the experimental studies reported in the literature. Circular slit distributor is a new concept in which air is supplied to the bed of particles through a circular slit. This paper presents results of an experimental study on the hydrodynamics of central jet and circular slit distributors. In this paper a fully connected feed-forward neural network model was used to predict the minimum spouting velocity of central jet and circular slit spouted beds. A neural network model was also developed to predict minimum fluidization velocity. The actual experimental data obtained from published literature and from the experiments carried out in this study were used for training and validating the models. The minimum spouting and fluidization velocities predicted using the neural network models developed in this study show a better approximation to the actual experimental values than those obtained from correlations available in the open literature. The position of flow regime of circular slit spouted bed was also established relative to the flow regimes of central jet spouted bed and fluidized bed.     

气-固微型流化床压降特性及最小流化速度的实验研究

在内径3～20 mm的4个气-固微型流化床中,分别考察了A类和B类两种类型颗粒的流化特性,同时研究了床几何结构、操作条件、物相性质等各因素对其最小流化速度的影响.结果 表明,气-固微型流化床中的床层压降特性与颗粒类型密切相关,不同的流动状态下两种类型颗粒的流动特性存在显著地差异.在固定床阶段,与B类颗粒相比,A类颗粒与...     

Investigation of fluidized bed behaviour using electrical capacitance tomography

The temporal and cross-sectional distributions of particles in a 127 mm diameter fluidized bed have been obtained using a new generation, high-speed electrical capacitance tomography. Two planes of eight electrodes were used and mounted at 160 and 660 mm from the gas distributor which was a 3 mm thick porous plastic plate (maximum pore size of 50-70 μ m). 3 mm diameter, nearly-spherical polyethylene granules made up the bed. Experiments at sampling frequencies of 200-2000 cross-sections per second and gas superficial velocities from just below the minimum fluidization to 83% above minimum fluidization velocities were used. The time series of the cross-sectional average void fractions have been examined both directly and in amplitude and frequency space. The last two used probability density functions and power spectral densities. The information gathered shows that the fluidized bed was operating in the slugging mode, which is not surprising given the size of the particles. It has been found that an increase in the excess gas velocity above the minimum fluidization velocity resulted in an increase in the mean void fraction, an increase in the length and velocity of the slug bubbles as well as the bed height, and a slight decrease in the slug frequency. The results are presented in a level of detail suitable for comparison with later numerical simulation.     

微小流化床流化特性分析

在内径4.3, 5.5, 10.5, 15.5, 20.5和25.5 mm的6个气固微小流化床中,考察了石英砂和不同粒径的催化裂化催化剂的流化特性. 研究了流化床尺寸、颗粒及流化介质物性对微小流化床床层压降及最小流化速度的影响. 结果表明,不同颗粒及流化介质的微小流化床床层压降实验值均小于计算值. 传统的压降关联式不能直接用于微小流化床. 其最小流化速度随床径减小呈指数增大,在高径比1:1~3:1范围内,最小流化速度随料高增大近似呈线性增大,其增大速度随床径增大而变缓. 基于实验数据得出了微小流化床最小流化速度的关联式.     

Distributor effects near the bottom region of turbulent fluidized beds

The distributor plate effects on the hydrodynamic characteristics of turbulent fluidized beds are investigated by obtaining measurements of pressure and radial voidage profiles in a column diameter of 0.29 m with Group A particles using bubble bubble-cap or perforated plate distributors. Distributor pressure drop measurements between the two distributors are compared with the theoretical estimations while the influence of the mass inventory is studied. Comparison is established for the transition velocity from bubbling to turbulent regime, U_c, deduced from the pressure fluctuations in the bed using gauge pressure measurements. The effect of the distributor on the flow structure near the bottom region of the bed is studied using differential and gauge pressure transducers located at different axial positions along the bed. The radial voidage profile in the bed is also measured using optical fiber probes, which provide local measurements of the voidage at different heights above the distributor. The distributor plate has a significant effect on the bed hydrodynamics. Owing to the jetting caused by the perforated plate distributor, earlier onset of the transition to the turbulent fluidization flow regime was observed. Moreover, increased carry over for the perforated plate compared with the bubble caps has been confirmed. The results have highlighted the influence of the distributor plate on the fluidized bed hydrodynamics which has consequences in terms of comparing experimental and simulation results between different distributor plates.     

振动流化床中双组分颗粒流化特性的研究

本文研究了内径为１４８ｍｍ振动圆柱床中等密度和不等密度的双组分颗粒流化特性,考察了不同振动强度对双组分颗粒的床层空隙率、最小流化速度及相图的影响,给出了床层空隙率和最小流化速度的计算式,此计算值与实验值基本相符,且对振动流化床的实际操作和工程设计起到一定的指导作用。     

Minimum fluidization velocity at elevated temperature in tapered fluidized bed

Very little data of minimum fluidization velocity at elevated temperatures of tapered bed are available in the literature. This study was undertaken to provide some data under elevated temperature conditions in tapered bed. Data on minimum fluidization velocity have been obtained experimentally for temperature up to 800 °C in case of 0.5 mm diameter of sand particles and up to 500 °C in case of 1 mm diameter of glass beads in tapered bed. An equation valid for the bed has been developed in terms of Archimedes number and Reynolds number. The experimental values for minimum fluidization velocity at elevated temperatures have been compared with the calculated values obtained from present equation and from earlier equations developed by other authors for ambient conditions in conventional (cylindrical) bed and tapered bed. Fairly good agreement was found to exist between the calculated (from present equation) and the experimental values.     

Bubbling fluidization of biomass and sand binary mixtures: Minimum fluidization velocity and particle segregation

Understanding the minimum fluidization velocity of biomass and sand mixtures is fundamental to ensuring the optimal performance of fluidized beds in a thermo-conversional process, such as fast pyrolysis. The present work aimed to determine the minimum fluidization velocity of binary mixtures using the characteristic diagram of pressure drop in the bed and to develop an experimental correlation for the minimum fluidization velocity of biomass and sand mixtures. Three types of biomass (sweet sorghum bagasse, waste tobacco and soybean hulls) and four sands with different sizes were investigated. The results showed that the fluid dynamic behavior of binary mixtures is directly related to the biomass size and shape. For sweet sorghum bagasse (more irregular particles), higher biomass percentages led to lower minimum fluidization velocities, which differed from the behaviors observed for waste tobacco and soybean hulls. The diameter ratio inert/biomass effectively influenced the segregation, with a higher ratio causing more pronounced bed segregation. A good fluidization regime (with little segregation) for biomass and sand mixtures was obtained using the smallest sand (d₅₀ = 0.35). Considering the studied operating conditions, the proposed correlation can be used satisfactorily to predict the minimum fluidization velocities for mixtures of biomass and sand in fluidized beds.     

污泥颗粒与河砂混合流化特性的实验研究

在内径f105 mm、高800 mm的冷态流化床实验装置上进行了污泥颗粒与河砂混合流化特性的实验研究,获得了污泥颗粒水分、污泥颗粒与河砂的质量比对混合物料的流化特性的影响规律. 实验结果表明,污泥颗粒的水分、污泥颗粒与河砂的质量比会影响混合物料的最小流化速度,也影响污泥颗粒与河砂混合的均匀程度. 污泥颗粒的质量比越大,混合物料的最小流化速度越大;污泥颗粒的水分含量越高,混合物料的最小流化速度也越大;污泥颗粒与河砂的质量比越接近1:1,越容易实现充分混合. 在对实验数据进行分析处理的基础上,提出了污泥颗粒与河砂混合物料的最小流化速度经验方程,为流化床污泥颗粒干燥工艺提供基础数据和设计依据.     

气固流化床气泡发生频率的研究

在单孔二维气固流化床中(292mm×16mm)用高灵敏度电容探针研究气泡发生频率.以频谱分析仪分析气泡频率分布曲线.考察了一系列参数对气泡频率功率分布密度曲线的影响,其中包括颗粒直径(0.105—0.590mm),颗粒重度(590—2990kg/m~3),颗粒最小流化速度(0.0072—0.481m/s),床层初始高度(205—565mm),探针离孔口垂直距离,孔口气体流率(0.5—35×10~(-4)m~3/s)以及床层辅助流化气速(0—3倍最小流化速度)等.对于重度低的小颗粒流化床,单孔气泡发生频率符合Davidson和Harrison早先推导的模型.随着颗粒直径和重度的增大,实验数据与上述模型呈有规律的偏差.本文提出气体从形成中气泡的顶半球以最小流化速度值向乳浊相泄漏的模型,推导了气泡发生频率的基本方程.以本研究的泄漏模型,用数值计算方法在计算机上计算的气泡发生频率与实验数据相吻合.     

Bed height and material density effects on fluidized bed hydrodynamics

Characterizing the hydrodynamics of a fluidized bed is of vital importance to understanding the behavior of this multiphase flow system. Minimum fluidization velocity and gas holdup are two of these key characteristics. Experimental studies addressing the effects of bed height and material density on the minimum fluidization velocity and gas holdup were carried out in this study using a 10.2 cm diameter cylindrical fluidized bed. Three different Geldart type-B particles were tested: glass beads, ground walnut shell, and ground corncob, with material densities of 2600, 1300, and 1000 kg/m³, respectively. The particle size range was selected to be the same for all three materials and corresponded to 500–600 μm. In this study, five different bed height-to-diameter ratios were investigated: H/D=0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 3. Minimum fluidization velocity was determined for each H/D ratio using pressure drop measurements. Local time-average gas holdup was determined using non-invasive X-ray computed tomography imaging. Results show that minimum fluidization velocity is not affected by the change in bed height. However, as the material density increased, the minimum fluidization velocity increased. Finally, local time-average gas holdup values revealed that bed hydrodynamics were similar for all bed heights, but differed when the material density was changed.     

高温鼓泡流化床流体动力学特性

流化床催化反应过程、煤的流化床燃烧与气化等多种流化床工业应用都涉及高温操作。文中结合研究结果 ,综述了温度对最小流化速度、最小流化空隙率、床层膨胀比和气泡直径的影响。在前人研究的基础上 ,对今后高温流化床的基础研究提出了建议     

气固脉冲流化床流体力学特性的研究

在φ７０ｍｍ的流化床内，采用聚氯乙烯、玻璃珠和不规则天然刚玉等Ｂ类、Ｄ类颗粒，测定了０￣５．０Ｈｚ脉冲频率下气固流化床的基本流体力学特性，探讨了影响床层流化特性的一些主要因素，并根据实验数据对脉冲流化床的临界流化速度和临界流化压降的无因次准数式进行了关联。     

液固磁稳定床流体力学特性

The hydrodynamic characteristics of liquid-fluidized magnetically stabilized beds (MSB) with commercial amorphous nickel alloy catalyst (SRNA- 4) as solid phase and water as liquid phase in a cold model experimental apparatus of Φ140 mm were investigated. The influence of magnetic field intensity on bed structure, pressure drop, minimum fluidization velocity, transition velocity, and liquid holdup were investigated. Mathematical models for minimum fluidization velocity, transition velocity, liquid holdup were established respectively. The operating phase diagrams of liquid-fluidized MSB with SRNA-4 catalyst of two different sizes were obtained.     

Fluidization and slugging in large-particle systems

Square-nose slugging that occurs with large particles in relatively small-diameter fluidized beds shows certain similarities with the fluidization behaviour in a fluidized bed coal combustion system with closely packed heat-exchanger tubes. In the present investigation, square-nose slugging is studied in fluidized beds of 0.1 and 0.15 m I.D. with coarse sand and alumina particles, at ambient conditions. Recording of pressure fluctuations was used to analyse the fluidization behaviour. A remarkable change in the pressure fluctuation pattern occurs at the transition from normal fluidization to slugging: a more regular signal with a narrowed frequency spectrum is found.In the square-nose slugging regime, the pressure fluctuations seem to be caused by the disintegration of a rising solids slug, followed by the raining down of the particles. Experimental evidence for this mechanism was found in the behaviour of the magnitude of the pressure fluctuations as a function of operating variables.The frequency of square-nose slugging increases with approximately the square root of the bed diameter and appears to be independent of the type of particles used. The slug frequency decreases slightly with the gas velocity between about 0.8 and 1.8 m.s⁻¹, and is inversely proportional to the stationary bed height between 0.15 and 0.4 m.     

3D simulation of effect of geometry on minimum fluidization velocity and flow regimes in a spout-fluidized bed

Spout–fluid beds are used for a variety of processes involving particulate solids, like coating, drying, granulation and etc. The spout–fluidized bed combines a number of favorable properties of both spouted and fluidized beds. In this study, the Granular Eulerian model is used in 3-D hydrodynamic simulation of spout fluidized bed for calculation of minimum fluidization velocity. The results of simulation were compared with experimental data and good agreement was obtained. Then the effect of geometry on minimum fluidization velocity was studied. Also a review of flow regimes in different spout fluidized bed geometries was studied.     

Prediction of minimum fluidization velocity for vibrated fluidized bed

The prediction of minimum fluidization velocity for vibrated fluidized bed was performed. The Geldart group A and C particles were used as the fluidizing particles. The method based on Ergun equation was used to predict the minimum fluidization velocity. The calculated results were compared with the experimental data.The calculated results of minimum fluidization velocity are in good agreement with experimental data for Geldart group A particles. For group C particles, the difference between the calculated results and experimental data is large because of the formation of agglomerates. In this case, the determination of agglomerate diameter is considered to be necessary to predict the minimum fluidization velocity.