1991 Volume 77 Issue 2 Pages 236-243
Gas-powder two phase flow in packed beds were investigated by using a one-dimensional cold model and a mathematical model for clarifying the behavior of powders in a blast furnace. Following results were obtained;
(1) Two phase flow showed higher pressure drop compared to clean gas flow. The increase in the pressure loss was mainly caused by the increase in the hold-up of powders in the region of low gas velocity and by the interaction force between powders and packed particles in the region of high gas velocity.
(2) A mathematical model of gas-powder two phase flow in packed beds was developed considering an interaction force between gas and powders expressed by the drag force and the Richardson-Zaki's voidage function.
(3)An interaction coefficient between powders and packed particles which was defined on the basis of the momentum balance equation of powders in packed beds was obtained from the experimental data.
(4) Blockade occured at the certain gas velocity where the hydraulic diameter of packed bed including powders was below 6 times as long as powder diameter.
