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The document provides an example problem to calculate the minimum fluidizing velocity of spherical solid particles in a liquid. It gives the definitions and equations needed to calculate the Galileo and Reynolds numbers. It then works through the calculations to determine the minimum fluidizing velocity is 0.0364 m/s. The document also provides a second example to calculate the minimum fluidizing conditions, pressure drop, and velocity for spherical particles in air. It determines the minimum fluidizing velocity is 5.42 x 10-3 m/s and estimates the porosity would be 0.555 if operating at 3 times the minimum velocity.

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Lec 22 PDF

The document provides an example problem to calculate the minimum fluidizing velocity of spherical solid particles in a liquid. It gives the definitions and equations needed to calculate the Galileo and Reynolds numbers. It then works through the calculations to determine the minimum fluidizing velocity is 0.0364 m/s. The document also provides a second example to calculate the minimum fluidizing conditions, pressure drop, and velocity for spherical particles in air. It determines the minimum fluidizing velocity is 5.42 x 10-3 m/s and estimates the porosity would be 0.555 if operating at 3 times the minimum velocity.

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Unit OperatiOn

Example
A bed consists of uniform spherical particles of diameter 3 mm
and density 4200 kg/m3. What will be the minimum fluidizing
velocity in a liquid of viscosity 3 mNs/m2 and density 1100
kg/m3

Solution
By definition:
Galileo number , Ga = d3ρ(ρs − ρ)g/μ2
= ((3 × 10−3)3 × 1100 × (4200 − 1100) × 9.81)/(3 × 10−3)2
= 1.003 × 105
Assuming a value of 0.4 for emf , gives :
Re'mf = 25.7{√(1 + (5.53 × 10−5)(1.003 × 105)) − 1} = 40
And
umf = (40 × 3 × 10−3)/(3 × 10−3 × 1100) = 0.0364 m/s or 36.4
mm/s

Example :
A spherical solid particles having a size of 0.12 mm and a
density of 1000kg/m3 are to be fluidized using air at 2 atm and
25 0C . The porosity at min. fluidizing condition is 0.42
a) If the cross – section of the empty bed is 0.3 m3 and the
bed contains 300 kg of solid , calculate the min. height of
the fluidized bed .
b) Calculate the press. drop at min. fluidizing conditions .
c) Calculate the min. velocity for fluidization .
µ air = 1.845* 10-5 kg/m.s

sol.
(a) Vol. of solid = 300kg / 1000 kg/m3
= 0.3 m3
The height of the solid would be
L1=0.3m3 / 0.3m2 = 1m
Occupy in the bed if e = zero
1− 1 1 − 0.42
= ≫ = ≫ = 1.72
1− 1−0

Lecturer . Shymaa Ali Hameed 2013-2014


Unit OperatiOn
∆P = (1-emf)(ρs-ρ)Lmf .g
. 2 ∗ 101.325 ∗ 29
= = = 2.372 /
8.314 ∗ 298

∆P = (1-0.42)(1000-2.372)*1.72 *9.81
= 9786 N/m2
( c)
( )
= [ ]

( . ) . ( . ) (. )
= [ ( )
]
. ∗ .

= 5.42 * 10-3 m/s

(d) using an operating velocity of 3 times the min. fluidizing


velocity estimate the porosity of the bed

( )
= [ ( )
]


3* 5.42 * 10-3 =
e3 +0.3832 e – 0.3832 = 0
e = 0.555

Lecturer . Shymaa Ali Hameed 2013-2014

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