11/100 mm in size and 1100 kg/m3 in a cylindrical container with a diameter of 11 m density of 100 tons of activated carbon at 11 kPa absolute pressure and 477 °C It was fluidized using air at a high temperature. The viscosity of the air under these conditions is 0.018 cp given. According to this; a) Minimum gap fraction b) the minimum height of the fluidized bed, c) Minimum fluidization rate, d) Calculate the pressure loss of the fluidized bed at minimum conditions.

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11/100 mm in size and 1100 kg/m3 in a cylindrical container with a
diameter of 11 m density of 100 tons of activated carbon at 11 kPa
absolute pressure and 477 °C It was fluidized using air at a high
temperature. The viscosity of the air under these conditions is 0.018 cp
given. According to this;
a) Minimum gap fraction
b) the minimum height of the fluidized bed,
c) Minimum fluidization rate,
d) Calculate the pressure loss of the fluidized bed at minimum conditions.
Transcribed Image Text:11/100 mm in size and 1100 kg/m3 in a cylindrical container with a diameter of 11 m density of 100 tons of activated carbon at 11 kPa absolute pressure and 477 °C It was fluidized using air at a high temperature. The viscosity of the air under these conditions is 0.018 cp given. According to this; a) Minimum gap fraction b) the minimum height of the fluidized bed, c) Minimum fluidization rate, d) Calculate the pressure loss of the fluidized bed at minimum conditions.
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