LAPSE:2020.1077
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LAPSE:2020.1077
Hydrodynamics of Pulsed Fluidized Bed of Ultrafine Powder: Fully Collapsing Fluidized Bed
Mohammad Asif, Ebrahim H. Al-Ghurabi, Abdelhamid Ajbar, Nadavala Siva Kumar
October 26, 2020
The processing of fine and ultrafine particles using a fluidized bed is challenging in view of their unpredictable hydrodynamic behavior due to interparticle forces. The use of assisted fluidization techniques in such cases can be effective in improving the bed hydrodynamics. This work investigates the dynamics of pulsed fluidized bed of ultrafine nanosilica subjected to square-wave flow pulsations. The pulse duration used in this study is sufficient to allow the complete collapse of the pulsed fluidized bed between two consecutive flow pulsations. The proposed pulsation strategy is carefully implemented using electronic mass flow controllers with the help of analog output signals from data acquisition system. Given that the different regions of the fluidized bed exhibit varying dynamics, which together contribute to overall bed dynamics, the bed transients in the upper, central, and lower regions of the fluidized bed are monitored using several sensitive pressure transducers located along the height of the bed. The effect of the flow pulsation on the hydrodynamics of the fluidized bed is rigorously characterized. A significant reduction in the minimum fluidization velocity was obtained and an increase in the bed homogeneity was observed due to flow pulsations. The frequency domain analysis of the signals clearly delineated the frequency of the various events occurring during the fluidization.
Keywords
bed dynamics, flow pulsation, nanoagglomerates, pulsed fluidized bed, ultrafine powder
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Asif M, Al-Ghurabi EH, Ajbar A, Kumar NS. Hydrodynamics of Pulsed Fluidized Bed of Ultrafine Powder: Fully Collapsing Fluidized Bed. (2020). LAPSE:2020.1077
Author Affiliations
Asif M: Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Al-Ghurabi EH: Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
Ajbar A: Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia
Kumar NS: Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
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Processes
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8
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7
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E807
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2020
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2020-07-09
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2227-9717
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PII: pr8070807, Publication Type: Journal Article
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