Deagglomeration of Ultrafine Hydrophilic Nanopowder Using Low-Frequency Pulsed Fluidization.

Autor:	Al-Ghurabi EH; Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia., Shahabuddin M; Department of Physics and Astronomy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia., Kumar NS; Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia., Asif M; Department of Chemical Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) [Nanomaterials (Basel)] 2020 Feb 23; Vol. 10 (2). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 23.
DOI:	10.3390/nano10020388
Abstrakt:	Low-frequency flow pulsations were utilized to improve the hydrodynamics of the fluidized bed of hydrophilic ultrafine nanosilica powder with strong agglomeration behavior. A gradual fluidization of unassisted fluidized bed through stepwise velocity change was carried out over a wide range of velocities followed by a gradual defluidization process. Bed dynamics in different regions of the fluidized bed were carefully monitored using fast and sensitive pressure transducers. Next, 0.05-Hz square-wave flow pulsation was introduced, and the fluidization behavior of the pulsed fluidized bed was rigorously characterized to delineate its effect on the bed hydrodynamics by comparing it with one of the unassisted fluidized bed. Flow pulsations caused a substantial decrease in minimum fluidization velocity and effective agglomerate diameter. The frequencies and amplitudes of various events in different fluidized bed regions were determined by performing frequency domain analysis on real-time bed transient data. The pulsations and their effects promoted deagglomeration and improved homogeneity of the pulsed fluidized bed.
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