The influence of fluidization velocity in high and low velocity regions
height of static bed
and clapboard gap on internal flow of particles in internal circulating clapboard-type fluidized bed were experimentally studied by changing operating conditions and structural parameters. The results showed that the particle circulation rate was significantly affected by these four parameters. The particle circulation rate first increased and then decreased with the increase of one parameter while the other three parameters were kept unchanged. Hence
particle circulation is a nonlinear complex system of multiple operational and structural parameters. The La Nazue model was modified to predict the particle circulation rate without providing pressure drop between clapboard gap. The error between the calculated and experimental results for various particles was within 23%.