Quantifying particle movement in a spout-fluidized bed with irregular feedstock morphology

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Abstract

The spout-bed fluidization behavior of nonspherical, 140 μm SiC feedstock was quantified via particle image velocimetry for varying gas distributor geometries. A bench-scale, room-temperature fluidization setup was assembled to model a 50 mm fluidized bed chemical vapor deposition (FB-CVD) system, and fluidized bed motion was captured using a high-speed camera. Modular tips with varying inlet geometries were 3D printed and tested on the bench-scale rig using identical feedstock and gas flow rates in the range of 3.0–9.0 L/min. Fluidization behavior was quantified by extracting parameters of the bed velocity, frequency, dead time, and other measurements, which were ranked for each inlet geometry configuration tested. The results from this work demonstrate that changing the path of inlet gas flow can significantly change the hydrodynamics within a spout-fluidized bed under identical feedstock, loading, and flow rate conditions, potentially enabling experimental control of particle fluidization behavior for a given condition. Moreover, composite rankings of fluidization behavior for unique distributor geometries hold potential to guide the design of FB-CVD experiments for various engineering and scientific applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number121197
JournalChemical Engineering Science
Volume306
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2025

Keywords

  • Aspherical feedstock
  • Particle bed velocity
  • Particle image velocimetry
  • Spout-bed fluidization

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