This paper presents a hydrodynamic study of fluidized beds containing large polydispersed particles (B and D categories of Geldart’s classification). The experiments have been carried out with particle samples characterized by the Rosin-Rammler-Sperling (RRS) size distribution. The parameters analyzed in this study are the dispersion index and the average particle diameter obtained from the RRS size distribution model. Correlations to estimate the initial and complete fluidization velocities and the segregation velocity as a function of these two size distribution parameters have been established.
Fluidized bed; large polydispersed particles; gas velocity
