화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan, Vol.30, No.4, 691-697, 1997
Prediction of Cluster-Size in Circulating Fluidized-Beds
A simple model is presented to predict cluster size and cluster voidage for a given set of suspension voidage and operating conditions of a circulating fluidized bed. In this model a cluster is supposed to be suspended by both gas flows inside and outside the cluster; and the gas around the cluster is supposed to form bubble like gas pockets that move upward by buoyancy force. Model predictions are successfully compared with experimental data in the literature.