Fluidization-dynamics : the formulation and applications of a predictive theory for the fluidized state

Introduction Single particle suspension Fluid flow through particle-beds Homogeneous fluidization A kinematic description of unsteady-state behaviour A criterion for the stability of the homogeneously fluidized state The first equations of change for fluidization The particle-bed model Single-phase model predictions and experimental observations Fluidization quality The two-phase particle bed model Two-phase model predictions and experimental observations The scaling relations The jump conditions Slugging fluidization Two-dimensional simulation.