LDV measurements and analysis of gas and particulate phase velocity profiles in a vertical jet plume in a 2D bubbling fluidized bed Part II: Mass and momentum transport

A Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV) technique was implemented to simultaneously measure the gas and particulate phase velocities in a high-speed jet plume in a two-dimensional (2D) bubbling fluidized bed. The gas and particulate phase velocity profiles are presented and analyzed. This includes similarity profile scaling as well as volume fraction, mass flow, and momentum transport calculations for the two phases. Furthermore, applying the Eulerian equation of motion to the particulate phase with the measured velocity profiles, the bed particle drag coefficient is recovered and is found to be consistent with the established empirical value.