A study of the mixing of solids in gas-fluidized beds, using ultra-fast MRI

Fennell PS; Davidson JF; Dennis JS; Gladden LF; Hayhurst AN; Mantle MD; Muller CR; Rees AC; Scott SA; Sederman AJ

Chemical Engineering Science, Vol.60, No.7, 2085-2088, 2005

DOI10.1016/j.ces.2004.11.040 Export Citation

A study of the mixing of solids in gas-fluidized beds, using ultra-fast MRI

Fennell PS, Davidson JF, Dennis JS, Gladden LF, Hayhurst AN, Mantle MD, Muller CR, Rees AC, Scott SA, Sederman AJ

Magnetic resonance imaging has been used to measure the rate of axial mixing in a vertical direction of a small batch of poppy seeds suddenly added to the upper surface of a bed of sugar crystals fluidized by air. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords:dispersion;imaging;fluidization;mixing;nuclear magnetic resonance;transient response