The mechanism of interaction between gas and particles have been investigated with an one-dimensional gas-solids flow model for fast fluidized bed. It was found that the aggregation of particles (i. e. shielding effect) weakened the interaction between gas and solids
thus the drag coefficient of aggregated particles in fast fluidization was less than that of individual particle in an infinite field
e. g.
CD/CDS<1.0. The value of CD/CDS not only decreased with decreasing bed voidage
but also is a function of gas-solids flow pattern
particle properties and bed diameter. The empirical correlation to predict the particle drag coefficient in fast fluidization regime is as follows: