Catalyst pellets 0.

2 in diameter are to be fluidized with 100lb/hr of air at 1 atm and

170F in a vertical cylindrical vessel. The density of the catalyst particles is 60lb/ft^3 and
s=0.6. If the given quantity of air is just sufficient to fluidize the solids, what is the
vessel diameter? emf=0.45, viscosity=8.6x10^-6 lb/ft*s
We plan to pass air upward through a bed of solids resting on a screen. Will the solids
fluidize?

A packed bed of spherical particles (dp=50micrometer, density of solid =400kg/m^3) is

fluidized using air at 870C and pressure=2.76x10^4 N/m2. The packedbed density is
1440 kg/m3 and superficial air velocity is 0.3m/s. Compare pressure drop from Erguns
equation and fluidizes bed condition-equation. viscosity=1.28 kg/m*s
Air ( Density= 1.22 Kg/m3, Viscosity = 1.9 X 10 -5 pa.s) is flowing in a fixed bed of a
diameter 0.5 m and height 2.5 m. The bed is packed with spherical particles of diameter
10 mm. The void fraction is 0.38. The air mass flow rate is 0.5 kg/s. Calculate the
pressure drop across the bed of particles.
Air is moving upward in a bed packed with spherical coal particles of diameter 0.1 mm
and density 103 kg/m3. The air properties are = 2.4 kg/m3 and = 1.9 X 105 pa.s.
Find the region for fluidization. The void fraction of the bed is 0.38