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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Scaling and Performance of a Device for Fluidized Bed Entrainment Reduction

Abstract

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A device recently proposed for entrainment suppression from a fluidized bed has been studied. Particles projected upward at the bed surface entered a particle diverter which returned them to the bed. Relations were proposed for scaling the particle mass flux field above the device. Experimental studies were done on two geometrically similar flow systems, using fluidized beds with diameters of 9.5 cm and 33.3 cm. Measurements were made of the particulate mass flux and gas velocity in the dilute phase. A probe was developed which determined the particle mass flux by counting electrical pulses produced when particles collided with a metal sensor placed in the flow stream. Air velocity was measured with a rugged hot film anemometer.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Mechanical Engineering
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2014

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Saunders, James Henry, Jr.

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8026586
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/67025

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2026-07-22
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citation

Saunders, James Henry, Jr.. Scaling and Performance of a Device for Fluidized Bed Entrainment Reduction. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/67025