Conference article

Study of fluidized bed regimes using Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics

Rajan Jaiswal
Department of Process Energy and Environmental Technology, University College of Southeast Norway, Norway

Cornelius E. Agu
Department of Process Energy and Environmental Technology, University College of Southeast Norway, Norway

Rajan K. Thapa
Department of Process Energy and Environmental Technology, University College of Southeast Norway, Norway

Britt M. E. Moldestad
Department of Process Energy and Environmental Technology, University College of Southeast Norway, Norway

Download articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp18153271

Published in: Proceedings of The 59th Conference on Simulation and Modelling (SIMS 59), 26-28 September 2018, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 153:38, p. 271-276

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Published: 2018-11-19

ISBN: 978-91-7685-494-5

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

The fluidization technology has a wide range of applications. In chemical synthesis, fluidized bed is used to enhance heat and mass transfer between the reacting species. More application of this technology can also be seen in pneumatic transport and circulation of solid particles. The different applications require different flow regimes. This study investigates the influence of initial bed height on the fluidized bed regime transition using the Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics (CPFD) software, Barracuda VR. The simulations are performed for a specific powder with a narrow particle size distribution. The results from the simulations are compared with the experimental data and correlations in the literature. The minimum fluidization velocity drop to a stable value and the bubbling velocity remains constant with an increase in the bed height. The gas velocity at onset of slugging decreases while that of turbulent increases to a stable value as the bed height increases.

Keywords

Fluidized bed, transition to bubbling regime, pressure drop, bed height, minimum fluidization velocity, CPFD

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