Review of experimental methods for studying the hydrodynamics of gas-solid fluidized beds

Abstract

A state-of-the-art review of experimental methods for studying the hydrodynamics of gas-solids fluidization is presented. Techniques applied by various investigators to obtain statistically representative properties of bubble behavior and particle mixing in the dense region and particle dynamics in the region above the bed surface are described. Measurement principles, descriptions of the experimental setups, and accuracy of the measurements are presented. Guidelines for measurement system selection are given.