Spouting behaviour of binary mixtures in square-based spouted beds--颗粒学报PARTICUOLOGY

Moliner, C., Marchelli, F., Curti, M., Bosio, B., Rovero, G., & Arato, E. (2019). Spouting behaviour of binary mixtures in square-based spouted beds. Particuology, 43, 193-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2018.01.003

Spouting behaviour of binary mixtures in square-based spouted beds

Cristina Moliner^a *, Filippo Marchelli ^b, Massimo Curti ^c, Barbara Bosio ^a, Giorgio Rovero ^c, Elisabetta Arato ^a

a Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (DICCA), University of Genova (UNIGE), Genova, Italy
b Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano (UNIBZ), Bolzano, Italy
c Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT), Polytechnic University of Turin (POLITO), Turin, Italy

10.1016/j.partic.2018.01.003

Volume 43, April 2019, Pages 193-201

Received 8 October 2017, Revised 23 December 2017, Accepted 9 January 2018, Available online 28 May 2018, Version of Record 19 February 2019.

E-mail: cristina.moliner@edu.unige.it

Highlights

• Effects of binary mixture characteristics on segregation in spouted beds were assessed experimentally.

• Different density ratios of solids produced dead zones during start-up.

• Difference in diameter led to evident segregation phenomena.

• Highly irregular solids compromised the stability of the binary mixture system in a spouted bed.

• CFD–DEM model was able to reproduce segregation phenomena in a spouted bed.

Abstract

From experiments, the influence of the physical characteristics of different binary mixtures of solids on the spouting regime of a pyramidal square-based spouted bed reactor is assessed. The applied methodology permits a more precise evaluation of the effects of the tested variables (diameter, density, sphericity) on the response variables (minimum air flows at which spouting begins and at which to maintain spouting conditions). The associated pressure drops along the bed of particles and the height of the formed fountain are analysed in each case. During the initial stages of fluidisation, binary mixtures containing different density ratios show dead zones. Segregation becomes more evident at large-size and high-density ratios. The lack of sphericity was found to be the main reason leading to blocking, channelling, and start-up problems when system failures occur. Nevertheless, the extent of segregation in all cases decreases with increasing the spouting velocity. In addition, a computational fluid dynamic model based on the discrete element method, previously validated for a single solid bed, is proposed as a tool to predict and evaluate potential segregation phenomena in binary mixtures. This model reproduced with high accuracy the encountered segregation phenomena. Its use may help define the technical limits inherent in the pyramidal spouted bed reactor.

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Keywords

Spouted bed reactor; Segregation; Computational fluid dynamics

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