Initial Conditions:

Temperature
24 C

Bed height (cm)

7.3

Run 1

Type of bed
Air flow rate (L/s) Orifice Pressure
Fixed bed
0
0
Bubbling
0.2
0
aggressive bubblin
0.3
0
aggressive bubblin
0.4
0
aggressive bubblin
0.5
0.1
aggressive bubblin
0.6
0.3
slugging
0.64
0.3

Run 2

Fixed
minimum fluidized
bubbling
bubbling
aggressive bubblin
aggressive bubblin
aggressive bubblin
aggressive bubblin
aggressive bubblin
aggressive bubblin
slugs

0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
0.4
0.45
0.5
0.55
0.6
0.63

0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3

Run 3

Fixed
fixed
expanded
minimum fluidized
bubbling
bubbling
bubbling
aggressive bubblin
aggressive bubblin
aggressive bubblin
slugs
slugs

0
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
0.4
0.45
0.5
0.55
0.6
0.63

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.3

air flow rate

manometer readings->orifice pressure bed chamber Pressure

0
0
0

Bed Chamber Pressure Bed height (cm)

0
5.6
6.3
6.8
7.3
7.5
8

7.3
7.8
8
8.1
8.3
8.4
8.5

5
5.8
6.1
6.4
6.8
7
7.3
7.5
7.7
7.9
8

7.4
7.8
7.9
8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.3
8.4
8.4
8.5

0
5.8
5.9
6.1
6.4
6.8
7
7.3
7.5
7.8
7.9
8

7.4
7.4
7.8
7.9
8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.4
8.5
8.6

*All pressure is in units of cm H2O

*Note: Only use the data for Type of Bed for last run.