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Repeatability of Gas Holdup in a Fluidized Bed Using X-Ray Computed Tomography
Mechanical Engineering Conference Presentations, Papers, and Proceedings
  • Joshua B. Drake, Iowa State University
  • Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Conference
ASME 2009 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting
Publication Date
8-1-2009
DOI
10.1115/FEDSM2009-78041
Geolocation
(39.6402638, -106.37419549999998)
Abstract

Characterizing the hydrodynamics in fluidized beds is important to many processes from producing biofuels to coating pharmaceuticals. X-ray computed tomography (CT) can quantify local time-averaged phase fractions in multiphase systems that are highly dynamic, like fluidized beds. This paper describes the calibration methods used to produced CT images of a 15.24 cm diameter fluidized bed, how in-house software used these CTs to calculate gas holdup, and how well multiple CTs of a dynamic fluidized bed produced repeatable results while varying bed material and superficial gas velocities. It was concluded there is a very high degree of repeatability using the calibration methods and in-house software developed.

Comments

This is a conference proceeding from ASME 2009 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting 1 (2009): 1721, doi:10.1115/FEDSM2009-78041. Posted with permission.

Copyright Owner
ASME
Language
en
Citation Information
Joshua B. Drake and Theodore J. Heindel. "Repeatability of Gas Holdup in a Fluidized Bed Using X-Ray Computed Tomography" Vail, CO(2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/theodore_heindel/43/