CH6002 - FLUIDIZATION ENGINEERING (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

CH6002 - FLUIDIZATION ENGINEERING (Syllabus) 2013-regulation Anna University

CH6002	FLUIDIZATION ENGINEERING	LPTC

3003

OBJECTIVES:

To enable the students to learn the design aspects of fluidized beds.

UNIT I	BASICS OF FLUIDIZATION	9

Packed bed – Velocity – Pressure drop relations – Correlations of Ergun, Kozneykarman – On set of fluidization – Properties of fluidized beds – Development of fluidization from fixed bed.

UNIT II	FLUIDIZED BED TYPES	9

Minimum fluidization conditions – Expanded bed – Elutriation – Moving solids and dilute phase – spouted bed.

UNIT III	DESIGN ASPECTS	9

Channeling – Bed expansion in liquid – Solid and gas – Solid fluidizations. Design aspects of fluidized bed systems.

UNIT IV	HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN FLUIDIZED BEDS	9

Heat and mass transfer in fluidized bed systems – Industrial applications and case studies of fluidized bed systems.

UNIT V	OTHER TYPES OF FLUIDIZATION	9

Single stage and multistage fluidization – Collection of fines – Use of cyclones.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of this course, the students will have the knowledge on fluidization phenomenon, behavior of fluidized beds and industrial applications.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Levenspiel, “Fluidization Engineering”, 2nd Edition, Butterworth – Heinmann, 1991.
2. Robert H. Perry and Don W. Green, “Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Hand Book”, 7th Edition, Mc Graw Hill – International, 1997.

REFERENCES

1. Rowe and Davidson, “Fluidization”, Academic Press ,1971.
2. Leva, M., “Fluidization”, McGraw Hill Book Co, 1959.
3. Wen-Ching Yang., “Handbook of Fluidization and Fluid-Particle Systems”, Marcel Dekker Inc, 2003.