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8 - Particle mixing and segregation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2011

By
Giorgio Rovero  and
Norberto Piccinini
Edited by
Norman Epstein  and
John R. Grace
Norman Epstein
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
John R. Grace
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Summary

This chapter starts from the state of the art on particle mixing in spouted beds, as presented in the classical book by Mathur and Epstein. In subsequent years, segregation has been considered in fundamental studies aimed at describing real systems of various bed compositions.

Gross solids mixing behavior

The mixing properties of spouted beds result from interaction among the spout, fountain, and annulus. In a continuously operated unit, the positioning of the solids inlet port with respect to the discharge opening is of fundamental importance to prevent bypassing. Dead zones could arise from problematic solids circulation – for example, because of an incorrect base design. To prevent segregation, the simplest conceivable operating condition corresponds to a mono-sized particulate material and a single unit in which each particle undergoes many cycles before being discharged. In such cases and for continuous operation, the internal circulation far exceeds the net in-and-out flow of solids in all cases studied. The very different particle residence times in the spout (progressively loaded with solids along its height), in the fountain (where the particles have both axial and radial velocity components), and in the annulus (where particles travel downward in nearly plug flow) generate nearly well-mixed overall solids residence time distributions (RTDs).

Stimulus-response techniques have been applied to determine the RTD of particles. A typical downstream normalized tracer concentration at the discharge, called the F curve, generated in response to an upstream step input of colored particles, is given in Figure 8.1.

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Spouted and Spout-Fluid Beds
Fundamentals and Applications
 , pp. 141 - 160
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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