MEASUREMENT OF VOIDAGE IN THE FOUNTAIN OF A SPOUTED BED.

B. Waldie, D. Wilkinson, T. G P McHugh

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Abstract

A gamma -ray technique is described for measuring the distribution of fractional voidage in the fountaion of an air spouted bed. Experimental data on fountain voidage are presented. For the relatively shallow, 160 mm diameter, conical spouted bed studied, fountain fractional voidage is quite high, 0. 88 and upwards. Generally voidage increases with height up the fountain, apart from a plateau or slight fall part way up. This trend differs from a theoretical model for a deeper cylindrical spouted bed. Fountain voidage is shown to depend on air flow rate and on particle size distribution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)950-953
Number of pages4
JournalCanadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Volume64
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1986

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