DISPERSION AND FLUCTUATION OF FLUIDIZED PARTICLES IN A LIQUID-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED

Abstract

Axial dispersion coefficient and fluctuating frequency of fluidized particles have been determined in a liquid-solid fluidized bed by resorting to the relaxation method from the histograms of pressure fluctuation in the bed. Dependence of the axial dispersion coefficient and fluctuating frequency of fluidized particles on the liquid flow rate and particle size, and further on the bed porosity has been discussed. The axial dispersion coefficient and fluctuating frequency of particles have attained their maxima with increasing liquid flow rate and bed porosity, and those values increase with an increase in particle size under fully fluidized concitions. It also has been found that the axial dispersion coefficient shows its maximum at the liquid flow rate where the fluctuating frequency of particles reaches its maximum point.