The Effect of Swirling Flow on Elutriation in a Vortexing Fluidized Bed

Hou-Peng Wan; Chien-Song Chyang

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.16, No.5, 654-658, September, 1999

DOI10.1007/BF02708147 Export Citation

The Effect of Swirling Flow on Elutriation in a Vortexing Fluidized Bed

Hou-Peng Wan, and Chien-Song Chyang^†

Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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The elutriation of fine particles in a vortexing fluidized bed (VFB) was studied by a batch and binary system. The diameter of the coarse particles was 545 ㎛, and the diameter of the fine particles for the elutriation test was 81, 97, 115, 163, and 193 ㎛, respectively. It was found that the swirling flow caused by the secondary air injection is the dominating factor to influence the elutriation rates. The effect of primary air velocity, swirling flow, injection angle of secondary air nozzle, and diameter of fine particles on the elutriation rate constant was also studied. The Taguchi experimental method and Regular analysis are used to identify the effects of various operating variables. A correlation was developed to estimate the specific elutriation rate constant (K_∞^*) in the vortexing fluidized bed. The specific elutriation rate constant (K_∞^*) was found to be a function of the primary air velocity, the diameter of fine particles, the secondary air velocity, and the height of secondary air injection.

Keywords:Vortexing Fluidized Bed (VFB);Elutriation;Swirling Flow;Taguchi Experimental Method;Regular Analysis

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[Referenced By]

[1] Chyang CS, Wan HP, Fan CP, "The Study of Elutriation in a Vortexing Fluidized Bed," The Fifth Asian Conference on Fluidized-Bed and Three-Reactors, December 16-20, Hsitou, Taiwan, 19 (1996)

[2] Chyang C, Wan HP, Chen CC, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 75(6), 993 (1997)

[3] Colakyan M, Levenspiel O, Powder Technol., 38, 223 (1984)

[4] Geldart D, "Gas Fluidization Technology," Wiley, Chichester, U.K. (1986)

[5] Kage H, Tsumori M, Matsuno Y, J. Chem. Eng. Jpn., 24, 33 (1991)

[6] Korenberg J, "Fast Fluidized Bed Reactor and Method of Operating the Reactor," U.S. Patent, 4,469,050 (1984)

[7] Nakagawa N, Arita S, Uchida H, Takamura N, Takarada T, Kato K, J. Chem. Eng. Jpn., 27(1), 79 (1994)

[8] Nieh S, Yang G, Powder Technol., 50, 121 (1987)

[9] Taguchi G, "Introduction to Quality Engineering, Asian Productivity Organization," Tokyo (1986)

[10] Wan HP, Chyang CS, J. Chem. Eng. Jpn., 31(6), 977 (1998)

[11] Wen CY, Hashinger RF, AIChE J., 6, 220 (1960)