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Aims:
This course is designed to convey the fundamentals of particle technologies and fluidization, and their applications to industrial scale units and sustainable development.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion, students are expected:
- to be able to formulate mathematical models for the description of fluid-particle technologies and fluidized bed reactors, making reasonable assumptions;
- to understand the two-phase nature of gas-solid fluidized beds and how to apply their basic quantitative features to the design of reactors;
- to be able to analyse the characteristics and performance of fluid-particle systems and to scale up fluid-bed reactors;
- to understand the impact of process design on the structure and optimal operation of fluid beds in industrial applications
Synopsis:
- Fundamentals of gas-solid and liquid- solid systems. Fluid-particle interaction.
Fluid-bed stability theory. Bubble dynamics. Particle mixing and segregation. Heat and mass transfer. Elutriation. Scaling rules. - Mass transfer (by convection and diffusion) with chemical reaction in porous media. Catalytic fluidized bed chemical reactors. Fluidized bed combustors.
- New developments and innovations of fluidized beds in industry. Analysis of industrial applications for biofuel production and sustainable development.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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