Abstract
As reviewed in the previous chapter, there exists a class of fine powders which can be fluidized by a gas in a fluid-like regime and in the absence of macroscopic bubbles. A fundamental question still pending is whether this nonbubbling state can be really considered as a stable state. In spite that many experimental observations seem to deny this possibility, some theoretical works have been devoted to investigate the onset of bubbling in beds of solid particles fluidized by gas in a fluid-like regime by means of linear stability analyses.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Wallis, G.B.: One Dimensional Two-Phase Flow. McGraw-Hill, New York (1969)
Batchelor, G.K.: A new theory on the instability of a uniform fluidized bed. J. Fluid Mech. 193, 75–110 (1988)
Jackson, R.: The Dynamics of Fluidized Particles. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2000)
Rietema, K., Cottaar, E.J.E., Piepers, H.W.: The effects of interparticle forces on the stability of gas-fludised beds-II. Theoretical derivation of bed elasticity on the basis of van der Waals forces between powder particles. Chem. Eng. Sci. 48(9), 1687–1697 (1993)
Sundaresan, S.: Instabilities in fluidized bed. Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech. 35, 63–88 (2003)
Zenit, R., Hunt, M.L., Brennen, C.E.: Collisional particle pressure measurements in solid-liquid flows. J. Fluid Mech. 353, 261–283 (1997)
Guazzelli, E.: Fluidized beds: From waves to bubbles. In: The Physics of Granular Media, p. 213. Wiley-VCH, Berlin (2004)
Verloop, J., Heertjes, P.M.: Shock waves as a criterion for the transition from homogeneous to heterogeneous fluidization. Chem. Eng. Sci. 25(5), 825–832 (1970)
Foscolo, P.U., Gibilaro, L.G.: A fully predictive criterion for the transition between particulate and aggregate fluidization. Chem. Eng. Sci. 39, 1667–1675 (1984)
Rietema, K.: The Dynamics of Fine Powders. Elsevier, London (1991)
Busciglio, A., Micale, G., Vella, G., Rizzuti, L.: Linear stability analysis of gas-fluidized beds for the prediction of incipient bubbling conditions. Chem. Eng. J. 157, 489–500 (2010)
Valverde, J.M., Castellanos, A., Quintanilla, M.A.S.: Self-diffusion in a gas-fluidized bed of fine powder. Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 3020–3023 (2001)
Valverde, J.M., Quintanilla, M.A.S., Castellanos, A., Mills, P.: Experimental study on the dynamics of gas-fluidized beds. Phys. Rev. E 67, 016303 (2003)
Savelsberg, R., Demco, D.E., Blumich, B., Stapf, S.: Particle motion in gas-fluidized granular systems by pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance. Phys. Rev. E 65, 020301 (2002)
Segrè, P.N., et al.: Glasslike kinetic arrest at the colloidal-gelation transition. Phys. Rev. Lett. 86(26 I), 6042–6045 (2001)
Cowan, M.L., Page, J.H., Weitz, D.A.: Velocity fluctuations in fluidized suspensions probed by ultrasonic correlation spectroscopy. Phys. Rev. Lett. 85(2), 453–456 (2000)
Koch, D.L., Sangani, A.S.: Particle pressure and marginal stability limits for a homogeneous monodisperse gas-fluidized bed: Kinetic theory and numerical simulations. J. Fluid Mech. 400, 229–263 (1999)
Kobayashi, T., Kawaguchi, T., Tanaka, T., Tsuji, Y.: Proc. of world congress on particle technology 4. In: CD-ROM. AIChE Conference Proceedings (2002)
Ramaswamy, S.: Issues in the statistical mechanics of steady sedimentation. Adv. Phys. 50(3), 297–341 (2001)
Duru, P., Guazzelli, E.: Experimental investigation of the secondary instability of liquid-fluidized beds and the formation of bubbles. J. Fluid Mech. 470, 359–382 (2002)
Agrawal, K., Loezos, P.N., Syamlal, M., Sundaresan, S.: The role of meso-scale structure in rapid gas-solid flows. J. Fluid Mech. 445, 151–181 (2001)
Glasser, B.J., Kevrekidis, I.G., Sundaresan, S.: Fully developed traveling wave solutions and bubble formation in fluidized beds. J. Fluid Mech. 334, 157–188 (1997)
Homsy, G.M.: Nonlinear waves and the original of bubbles in fluidized beds. Appl. Sci. Res. 58, 251–274 (1998)
Foscolo, P.U., Gibilaro, L.G.: Fluid dynamic stability of fluidised suspensions: The particle bed model. Chem. Eng. Sci. 42(6), 1489–1500 (1987)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Valverde Millán, J.M. (2013). On the Question of Fluid-Like Fluidization Stability. In: Fluidization of Fine Powders. Particle Technology Series, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5587-1_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5587-1_6
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-007-5586-4
Online ISBN: 978-94-007-5587-1
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials ScienceChemistry and Material Science (R0)