TABLE OF CONTENTS Mel Pell, Ph.D. President, ESD Consulting Services; Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Registered Professional Engineer (Delaware) (Section Editor, Fluidized-Bed Systems)
James B. Dunson, M.S. Principal Division Consultant (retired), E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co.; Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Registered Professional Engineer (Delaware) (Gas-Solids Separations)
Ted M. Knowlton, Ph.D. Technical Director, Particulate Solid Research, Inc.; Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (Fluidized-Bed Systems)
| FLUIDIZED-BED SYSTEMS | ||
| Gas-Solid Systems | 17-2 | |
| Types of Solids | 17-2 | |
| Two-Phase Theory of Fluidization | 17-2 | |
| Phase Diagram (Zenz and Othmer) | 17-3 | |
| Phase Diagram (Grace) | 17-3 | |
| Regime Diagram (Grace) | 17-3 | |
| Solids Concentration versus Height | 17-5 | |
| Equipment Types | 17-5 | |
| Minimum Fluidizing Velocity | 17-5 | |
| Particulate Fluidization | 17-6 | |
| Vibrofluidization | 17-6 | |
| Design of Fluidized-Bed Systems | 17-6 | |
| Fluidization Vessel | 17-6 | |
| Scale-up | 17-9 | |
| Heat Transfer | 17-11 | |
| Temperature Control | 17-12 | |
| Solids Mixing | 17-12 | |
| Gas Mixing | 17-12 | |
| Size Enlargement | 17-12 | |
| Size Reduction | 17-12 | |
| Standpipes, Solids Feeders, and Solids Flow Control | 17-12 | |
| Solids Discharge | 17-13 | |
| Dust Separation | 17-14 | |
| Example 1: Length of Seal Leg | 17-15 | |
| Instrumentation | 17-15 | |
| Uses of Fluidized Beds | 17-16 | |
| Chemical Reactions | 17-16 | |
| Physical Contacting | 17-20 | |
| GAS-SOLIDS SEPARATIONS | ||
| Nomenclature | 17-21 | |
| Purpose of Dust Collection | 17-24 | |
| Properties of Particle Dispersoids | 17-24 | |
| Particle Measurements | 17-24 | |
| Atmospheric-Pollution Measurements | 17-24 | |
| Process-Gas Sampling | 17-24 | |
| Particle-Size Analysis | 17-24 | |
| Mechanisms of Dust Collection | 17-26 | |
| Performance of Dust Collectors | 17-27 | |
| Dust-Collector Design | 17-27 | |
| Dust-Collection Equipment | 17-28 | |
| Gravity Settling Chambers | 17-28 | |
