Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.78, No.2, 382-385, 2000
Mixing behaviour of solids in multiple spouted beds
Stimulus response experiments are conducted in four different rectangular columns having two and three spout cells. A pink-coloured polymer material is used as bed material with ambient air as the spouting fluid. A pulse input of dark blue colour polymer material is used al the stimulus, when the column is operating under steady flow conditions, and the response measured. A mathematical model "plug flow-mixed Row in series" is used to fit the experimental data and the model parameters are evaluated.
Keywords:multiple spouted beds;solids mixing