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Gas/Slurry Flow in Coal Liquefaction Processes (Fluid Dynamics in 3-Phase Flow Column).
Quarterly Technical Progress Report for Period l April 1981 - 30 June 1981

Ying, David H.S.
Sivasubramanian, R.
Moujaes, Samir F.
Givens, E. N.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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Table of Contents

Summary iii
1.0 Introduction 1
2.0 Technical Progress 2
 

2.1

Task 5 - Organic Fluid Phases 2
3.0 Experimental Section 3
  3.1 Cold Flow Model Equipment 3
3.2 Experimental Procedure 3
  3.2.1 Gas Holdup 3
3.2.2 Liquid Dispersion 4
3.2.3 Solids Distribution Results and Discussion 6
4.1 Gas Holdup 7
  4.1.1 Effect of Gas Velocity and Particle Size (Tetralin) 7
4.1.2 Effect of Liquid Velocity in the Presence of Solids (Tetralin) 7
4.1.3 Effect of Gas Velocity (Ethylene Glycol Mixture) on Gas Holdup 12
4.1.4 Effect of Liquid Velocity and Solid Particles (50 wt% Glycol Solution) 19
4.2 Solids Dispersion 19
  4.2.1 Solids Distribution in Tetralin (140 Mesh Minus and 60/80 Mesh Sand) 19
4.2.2 Solid Distribution in Ethylene Glycol-Water Solution (140 Minus Mesh and 60/80 Mesh Sand) 32
4.2.3 Solids Distribution in 50% - 50% Glycol-Water Solution (60/80 Mesh Sand) 42
4.3 Axial Liquid Dispersion 42
  4.3.1 Theoretical Background 46
4.3.2 Axial Liquid Dispersion Results (Tetralin) 47
5.0 Future Work 47
References 59