ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Five different fine powders with average particle size of about 100 microns or smaller were fluidized with air over their respective bubblefree ranges of fluidization. Photographs taken through the front transparent wall of the column showed that the beds contained cavities and microchannels whose sizes were of the same order of magnitude as the particle size. It is shown that interparticle van der Waals adn capillary forces play an important role in the bubble-free expansion of small particles. Measurements of bed expansion and average particle drag coefficients are consistent with the proposed role of interparticle forces.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690190604
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