Bubble induced heat transfer in gas fluidized beds

The influence of gas bubbles on heat transfer in gas fluidized beds has been investigated. A platinum wire has been used as a heat-transfer probe and the aggregative gas fluidized bed has been simplified by generating a single continuous stream of gas bubbles into an incipiently fluidized bed. It has been found that in the case of aggregative gas fluidized beds of small particles operating below the radiative temperature level, transient conduction into the emulsion phase is responsible for at least 90% of heat transfer and that the remainder is contributed by the superimposed gas convection. A theoretical model of the bubble induced heat transfer has been developed. Finally, experimental justification for the concept of the property boundary layer introduced in 2] is presented.