Vertical pneumatic conveying in dilute and dense-phase flows: experimental study of the influence of particle density and diameter on fluid dynamic behavior



Título del documento: Vertical pneumatic conveying in dilute and dense-phase flows: experimental study of the influence of particle density and diameter on fluid dynamic behavior
Revista: Brazilian journal of chemical engineering
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000308789
ISSN: 0104-6632
Autores: 1
Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos, Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Sep
Volumen: 18
Número: 3
Paginación: 221-232
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés In this work, the effects of particle size and density on the fluid dynamic behavior of vertical gas-solid transport of Group D particles in a 53.4 mm diameter transport tube were studied. For the conditions tested, the experimental curves of pressure gradient versus air velocity presented a minimum pressure gradient point, which is associated with a change in the flow regime from dense to dilute phase. The increases in particle size from 1.00 to 3.68 mm and in density from 935 to 2500 kg/m³ caused an increase in pressure gradient for the dense-phase transport region, but were not relevant in dilute transport. The transition velocity between dense and dilute flow (Umin) also increased with increasing particle density and diameter. An empirical equation was fitted for predicting transition air velocity for the transport of glass spheres. Additional experiments, covering a wider range of conditions and particles properties, are still needed to allow the fitting of a generalized equation for prediction of Umin
Disciplinas: Química
Palabras clave: Ingeniería química,
Transportadores neumáticos,
Partículas gruesas,
Régimen de flujo,
Velocidad de transición
Keyword: Chemistry,
Chemical engineering,
Pneumatic conveying,
Coarse particles,
Flow regime,
Transition velocity
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