Determination and Correlation of Hydrodynamic Variables in a Three-Phase Fluidized Bed

Determination and Correlation of Hydrodynamic Variables in a Three-Phase Fluidized Bed - 1975

1	Summary			4
2	Introduction			5
	2.1	Background		5
	2.2	Previous Work		6
	2.3	Objectives and Method of Attack		6
3	Apparatus and Procedure			7
	3.1	Apparatus		7
	3.2	Procedure		7
4	Results and Discussion of Results			9
	4.1	Fluid Effects on the Hydrodynamic Variables		9
		4.1.1	Bed Pressure Drop	9
		4.1.2	Minimum Fluidization Velocity	14
		4.1.3	Phase Holdups	14
	4.2	Error Analysis		14
	4.3	Correlation of Hydrodynamic Variables		26
		4.3.1	Approach	26
		4.3.2	Solid Holdup	27
		4.3.3	Gas Holdup	30
		4.3.4	Liquid Holdup	30
		4.3.5	Minimum Fluidization Velocity	36
5	Conclusions			36
6	Recommendations			37
7	Acknowledgement			38
8	Appendix			39
	8.1	Error Analysis Calculations		39
	8.2	Computerized Data Analysis		41
	8.3	Correlation Program		59
	8.4	Location of Data		70
	8.5	Nomenclature		70
	8.6	Literature References		71