The 12th International Conference on Fluidization - New Horizons in Fluidization Engineering
May 13-17, 2007 - Vancouver, Canada
| Editors: | Franco Berruti, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada Xiaotao (Tony) Bi, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Todd Pugsley, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Publication Date
May 2007
Abstract
The flow pattern in a rotating liquid-solid fluidized bed with particles in the micron range was investigated in the bed and in the freeboard. Simulations of the liquid flow in absence of particles with the CFD-Software CFX 5.7 showed a strong influence of the Coriolis force, which results in high tangential velocities. Experiments in a 1 m diameter rotor confirmed the results of the simulation. The fluidized bed is also moving in the tangential direction. The bed expansion is described by a Richardson-Zaki type correlation.
Recommended Citation
Jan Margraf and Joachim Werther, "Fluid Mechanical Phenomena of Liquid-Solid Fluidization in the Centrifugal Field" in "The 12th International Conference on Fluidization - New Horizons in Fluidization Engineering", Franco Berruti, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Xiaotao (Tony) Bi, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Todd Pugsley, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Eds, ECI
Symposium Series, Volume RP4 (2007). http://dc.engconfintl.org/fluidization_xii/37