Minimum Fluidization Velocity of Inclined Fluidized Bed

Abstract

From the measurement of the bed pressure drop and gas velocity in inclined fluidized beds, it was found that two minimum fluidization velocities, i.e., initial and steady minimum fluidization velocities, could be defined.
An analytical and semi-empirical equation for estimating the minimum fluidization velocity and the pressure drop was obtained by considering force balance in a powder bed.