(477c) Classifying the Fluidization and Segregation Behavior of Binary Mixtures Using Particle Size and Density Ratios
- Conference: AIChE Annual Meeting
- Year: 2010
- Proceeding: 2010 Annual Meeting
- Group: Particle Technology Forum
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- Time: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 1:20pm-1:45pm
Experimental investigations show that fluidized binary mixtures exhibit varied pressure drop profiles and segregation patterns, depending on the level of disparity due to size and/or density differences. In this study, different mixture types are mapped on a graph of density ratio versus size ratio. It is found that the ratio of the minimum fluidization velocities of individual components can be used to categorize these mixtures. A simple correlation is developed to compute the ratio of the minimum fluidization velocities based on the density and size ratios. Categorizing the binary mixtures in this manner gives a qualitative understanding of how the different mixtures behave upon fluidization.
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