Doctoral Dissertations
Abstract
"This research studied the scale-up, flow regimes identification and hydrodynamics of fluidized beds using 6-inch and 18- inch diameter columns and different particles. One of the objectives was to advance the scale-up of gas-solid fluidized bed reactors by developing a new mechanistic methodology for hydrodynamic similarity based on matching the radial or diameter profile of gas phase holdup, since gas dynamics dictate the hydrodynamics of these reactors. This has been successfully achieved. However, the literature reported scale-up methodology based on matching selected dimensionless groups was examined and it was found that it was not easy to match the dimensionless groups and hence, there was some deviation in the hydrodynamics of the studied two different fluidized beds.
A new technique based on gamma ray densitometry (GRD) was successfully developed and utilized to on-line monitor the implementation of scale-up, to identify the flow regime, and to measure the radial or diameter profiles of gas and solids holdups. CFD has been demonstrated as a valuable tool to enable the implementation of the newly developed scale-up methodology based on finding the conditions that provide similar or closer radial profile or cross sectional distribution of the gas holdup.
As gas velocity increases, solids holdup in the center region of the column decreases in the fully developed region of both 6 inch and 18 inch diameter columns. Solids holdup increased with the increase in the particles size and density. Upflowing particles velocity increased with the gas velocity and became steeper at high superficial gas velocity at all axial heights where the center line velocity became higher than that in the wall region. Smaller particles size and lower density gave larger upflowing particles velocity. Minimum fluidization velocity and transition velocity from bubbly to chum turbulent flow regimes were found to be lower in 18 inch diameter column compared to those obtained in 6 inch diameter column. Also the absolute fluctuation of upflowing particles velocity multiplied by solids holdups as one of the terms for solids mass flux estimation was found to be larger in 18-inch diameter column than that in 6-inch diameter column using same particles size and density"--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Al-Dahhan, Muthanna H.
Committee Member(s)
Neogi, P. (Partho), 1951-
Ludlow, Douglas K.
Usman, Shoaib
Hosder, Serhat
Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Degree Name
Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
Spring 2013
Pagination
xvii, 224 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223).
Rights
© 2013 Faraj Muftah Zaid, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Fluidized reactors -- DesignGas-solid interfacesComputational fluid dynamics
Thesis Number
T 10344
Print OCLC #
860982978
Electronic OCLC #
909406954
Recommended Citation
Zaid, Faraj Muftah, "Gas-solid fluidized bed reactors: scale-up, flow regimes identification and hydrodynamics" (2013). Doctoral Dissertations. 38.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/38
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