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The 12th International Conference on Fluidization - New Horizons in Fluidization Engineering

May 13-17, 2007 - Vancouver, Canada

Editors: Franco Berruti, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Xiaotao (Tony) Bi, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Todd Pugsley, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
The articles for these proceedings are peer-reviewed.

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Void Fraction Near Surfaces Immersed in Fluidized Beds by Heat Transfer Measurements
Francesco Di Natale, Università di Napoli “Federico II”
Amedeo Lancia, Università di Napoli “Federico II”
Roberto Nigro, Università di Napoli “Federico II”

ABSTRACT:
A semi-empirical model is used to calculate the averaged surface void fraction in fluidized beds, εw, starting from experimental data on surface-to-bed heat transfer coefficient. The model is able to describe the effect of the main process parameters and shows that εw increases with minimum fluidization void fraction and particle Archimedes number.

Francesco Di Natale, Amedeo Lancia, and Roberto Nigro, "Void Fraction Near Surfaces Immersed in Fluidized Beds by Heat Transfer Measurements" in "The 12th International Conference on Fluidization - New Horizons in Fluidization Engineering", Franco Berruti, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Xiaotao (Tony) Bi, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Todd Pugsley, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Eds, ECI Symposium Series, Volume RP4 (2007). http://services.bepress.com/eci/fluidization_xii/29

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