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The document contains three questions regarding fluidization calculations for spherical catalyst pellets and particles. It includes calculations for minimum fluidization velocity, minimum bed height, pressure drop at minimum fluidization conditions, and fluidization velocity required to expand the bed height. Physical properties of the particles and fluids are provided.

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Chee220 Tutorial 5 2024

The document contains three questions regarding fluidization calculations for spherical catalyst pellets and particles. It includes calculations for minimum fluidization velocity, minimum bed height, pressure drop at minimum fluidization conditions, and fluidization velocity required to expand the bed height. Physical properties of the particles and fluids are provided.

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BOTSWANA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Private Mail Bag 16


Palapye, Botswana
BIUST Website: www.biust.ac.bw Tel: (+267)4900117
Fax: (+267)4900102

UNIT OPERATIONS 1, CHEE 220

TUTORIAL 5

QUESTION 1

Spherical catalyst pellets 4mm in diameter are to be fluidized with nitrogen at 101.3kPa at 600C. The
density of the catalyst particles is 960 kg/m3. The molecular weight of nitrogen is 29kg/kmol. If it is

assumed that the point of incipient fluidization is reached at e mf  0.430 , calculate the minimum

fluidization velocity in the vessel. Nitrogen is considered here to be an ideal gas with  nitrogen  0.0000207
Ns/m2. R =8.314 m3∙Pa/(mol.K), g =9.81m/s2

QUESTION 2

Particles of density 1200kg/m3 are fluidized with air at 250C and 203KPa (abs). The shape factor  s is
0.90. The void fraction at emf minimum fluidizing conditions is 0.43. The bed diameter is 0.60m and it

contains 350kg of solids. The bulk density of the solids,  b is 1150kg/m3 and the viscosity of air is

1.845x10-5Pa.s (   1.845x10 Ns / m ). Air is considered here to be an ideal gas. R= 8.314


5 2

m3∙Pa/(mol.K), g =9.81m/s2

Calculate

2.1 The minimum height of the bed


2.2 The pressure drop at minimum fluidizing conditions
2.3 The minimum fluidizing velocity
BOTSWANA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

QUESTION 3

Solid particles with size of 0.12mm, shape factor  s of 0.88 and a particle density of 1000kg/m3 are to be
fluidized with air (MM of air is 29kg/kmol) at 2 bar (abs) and 250C. The bulk density of the solid material
is 900kg/m3 and the height of the packed bed is 1.11m. The voidage at minimum fluidizing velocity is
0.042. The bed is charged with 300kg of solid material and the diameter of the empty bed is 0.62m. R=
8.314 m3∙Pa/(mol.K), g =9.81m/s2

Calculate

3.1 the minimum height of the fluidized bed


3.2 the pressure drop at minimum fluidizing conditions
3.3 the minimum fluidizing velocity
3.4 the minimumfluidizing velocity by using approximate value of
1  emf
e 3

1  11
14 and  s emf
s mf 2 3

Question 4
A bed of ion exchange beads 8-ft deep (2.44 m) is to be backwashed with water to remove dirt. The
particles have a density of 1.24 g/cm3 and an average size of 1.1 mm. Assuming that the beads are spherical
(Φs = 1) and εmf = 0.40,
4.1 What is the minimum fluidization velocity using water at 20℃? Take µ = 0.01 P where (1 cP =
0.001 Pa.s) and Δρ = 0.24 g/cm3

4.2 What velocity is required to expand the bed by 25% given that Lp = 1.25Lmf and
3.9
𝜀 𝑈
(𝜀 𝑃 ) =(
𝑈𝑚𝑓
)
𝑚𝑓

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