Abstract

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation for bubbling fluidized bed of fine particles was carried out. The reliability and accuracy of CFD simulation was investigated by comparison with experimental data. The experimental facility of the fluidized bed was 6 cm in diameter and 70 cm in height and an agitator of pitched-blade turbine type was installed to prevent severe agglomeration of fine particles. Phosphor particles were employed as the bed material. Particle size was 22 μm and particle density was 3,938 kg/m3. CFD simulation was carried by two-fluid module which was composed of viscosity input model and fan model. CFD simulation and experiment were carried out by changing the fluidizing gas velocity and agitation velocity. The results showed that CFD simulation results in this study showed good agreement with experimental data. From results of CFD simulation, it was observed that the agitation prevents agglomeration of fine particles in a fluidized bed.

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