Preliminary Program subject to change
03B01 Applications of Fluidization
OverviewPapers on fluidized bed applications and similar unit operations are invited. For example, topics may cover, but not limited to, the experimental and computational studies related to solids motion and mixing, heat transfer, entrainment rates, disengagement heights, hydrodynamic modeling and reactive systems.
Primary SponsorFluidization and Fluid-Particle Systems (03b)

Chair

Bruce D. Hook Sr.
Sr. Specialist
Performance Chemicals Process Research
The Dow Chemical Co.
2301 N. Brazosport Blvd, Building B4810
Freeport, TX 77541
Phone Number: 979-238-1291
Email: bdhook@dow.com

CoChair

Ray A. Cocco
Assoicate Technical Director
Particulate Solids Research, Inc.
4201 West 36th Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60632
Phone Number: 60632
Fax Number: 773-523-7227
Email: ray.cocco@psrichicago.com
The Effect of Gas and Particle Properties on the Fluidization State of Apf and Abf Nanopowders
Daniel Lepek1, Jose A. Quevedo1, Miguel Angel Sanchez Quintanilla1, Robert Pfeffer1, Rajesh Dave2 and Jose-Manuel Valverde3, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, (2)Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, (3)University of Seville, Seville, Spain
Fundamental Bubbling Characteristics in a Rotating Fluidized Bed: Modeling and Measurement of Bubble Size
Hideya Nakamura, Tomohiro Iwasaki and Satoru Watano, Department of Chemical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, 599-8531, Japan
Prediction of Propensity to Fouling in Fluid Cokers
Peter House1, Franco Berruti2, Murray R. Gray3, Edward Chan4 and Cedric Briens2, (1)Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada, (2)Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5B9, Canada, (3)Chemical & Materials, University of Alberta, T6G 2G6, Edmonton, AB T6g 2G6, Canada, (4)Research Centre, Syncrude Canada Ltd., Edmonton, AB T6N 1H4, Canada
Development of a Multi-Scale, Multi-Phase, Multi-Zone Dynamic Model for the Prediction of Particle Segregation in Catalytic Olefin Polymerization Fbrs
G. Dompazis1, V. Kanellopoulos1, V. Touloupides1 and Costas Kiparissides2, (1)Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute, P.O. Box 472, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute, P.O. Box 472, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
Application of a Fluid-Particle Mass Transfer Model for the Sorbent Injection Process for Mercury Emission Control during Coal Combustion
T. C. Ho1, Suraj Shetty1, Jerry Lin2, Hsing-wei Chu3 and Jack R. Hopper4, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, P. O. Box 10053, Beaumont, TX 77710, (2)Department of Civil Engineering, Lamar University, P. O. Box 10024, Beaumont, TX 77710, (3)Department of Industrial Engineering, Lamar University, P. O. Box 10032, Beaumont, TX 77710, (4)Department of Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, Department of Chemical Engineering, P.O.Box 10053, Beaumont, TX 77710
Further Investigation into Regime Transition from Bubbling to Turbulent Fluidization
Haiyan Zhu, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, 476 Thompson Engineering Building, London, ON N6A5B9, Canada and Jesse Zhu, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, 476, Thomson Engineering Bldg., London, ON N6A5B9, Canada
Wide Spanned Minimum Spouting Velocity Correlations Based on a New Quantitative Measurement and Identification Procedure
Jiandong Zhou and Duane D. Bruns, Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 419 Dougherty Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996

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