On the mathematics of fluidization Part 2. Steady motion of fully developed bubbles

Abstract

The momentum and mass conservation equations derived in part 1 are used in the limiting case of large solids-to-fluid density ratio. Bubbles generally appear in such fluidized beds and solutions are obtained which describe the motion of the particulate and fluid phases in the presence of a fully developed bubble. The analytical solutions are shown to be in fair agreement with experiment.