Hydrodynamics and solids mixing in fluidized beds with inclined-hole distributors--颗粒学报PARTICUOLOGY

Bakhurji, A., Bi, X., & Grace, J. R. (2019). Hydrodynamics and solids mixing in fluidized beds with inclined-hole distributors. Particuology, 43, 19-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.partic.2018.01.011

Hydrodynamics and solids mixing in fluidized beds with inclined-hole distributors

Alhussain Bakhurji ^*, Xiaotao Bi, John R. Grace

Fluidization Research Centre, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T1Z3, Canada

10.1016/j.partic.2018.01.011

Volume 43, April 2019, Pages 19-28

Received 16 October 2017, Revised 30 November 2017, Accepted 18 January 2018, Available online 23 June 2018, Version of Record 19 February 2019.

E-mail: hussain.bakhurji@gmail.com

Highlights

• Bed pressure drop was lowest for 90°- and almost the same for 30°- and 45°-hole distributors.

• Bed expansion was highest for the 90°-hole distributor and lowest for the 30°-hole distributor.

• Minimum fluidization velocity was affected by static bed height in 30°- and 45°-hole distributors.

• Turnover time for 90°-hole distributor could be estimated accurately based on bubbling bed model.

• Tangential mixing was higher for steeper inclined-holes at higher superficial gas velocities.

Abstract

Experimental fluidization results were compared for three gas distributors with the same opening ratio but different orifice inclinations (30°, 45°, and 90°). Hydrodynamic studies were conducted with glass beads (diameter 154 μm) to evaluate the impacts of orifice inclination and static bed depth on pressure drop, pressure drop fluctuations, bed expansion, and minimum fluidization velocity. Solids residence time distributions were determined using phosphorescent tracer particles (mean diameter 76 μm), activated by ultraviolet light. The bed pressure drop was higher with the inclined-hole distributors and increased with static bed height. In a shallow bed, the inclined-hole distributors gave less expansion; however, in deep beds, the orifice angle had negligible influence on bed expansion. The minimum fluidization velocity varied with static bed height for the inclined-hole distributors and was higher for steeper angles. The turnover time estimated using bubbling-bed equations matched the experimental results well for vertical mixing. Probes and ports at the walls of the fluidization column reduced the dense-phase downward velocity by up to 40%. The tangential particle velocity was highest for the 30°-hole distributor and decreased with increasing orifice angle. Tangential mixing was described by a dispersion model; the dispersion coefficient for the inclined-hole distributors was approximately twice that for the 90°-hole distributor in a shallow bed.

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Keywords

Swirling fluidized bed; Fluidization; Solids mixing; Inclined-hole distributor

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