Preliminary Program subject to change
TWD02 Fundamentals of Fluidization and Fluid Particle Systems - I
OverviewThe session will cover topics in all aspects of fluidization and fluid particle systems involving gas/solid, liquid/solid and gas/liquid/solid phases. Papers related to experimental, analytical, and computational research dealing with fluid dynamics, transfer and reaction processes in industrial and laboratory scale systems are welcome.
Primary SponsorFluidization and Multiphase Flow/Separations (TWd)

Chair

Wen-Ching Yang
Adjunct Professor
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
University of Pittsburgh
Benedum Engineering Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone Number: 724-327-3011
Fax Number: 724-327-3011
Email: wcyang@pitt.edu

CoChair

Joachim Werther
Head of Institute
Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology
Techn. University Hamburg-Harburg
Denickestrasse 15
Hamburg, 21073
Germany
Phone Number: +49 (0) 40 42 878 3039
Fax Number: +49 (0) 40 42 878 2678
Email: werther@tu-harburg.de
Modification and Re-Interpretation of Geldart's Classification of Powders
Wen-Ching Yang, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Benedum Engineering Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Jet Hydrodynamics around Fluidized Bed Spargers
Ray Cocco, R&D, The Dow Chemical Company, 1319 Bldg., Midland, MI 48667 and Ping Cai, Licensing R&D, The Dow Chemical Company, 1319 Bldg., Midland, MI 48667
An Energy-Based Model of Gas-Solids Transport in a Riser
Chao Zhu and Jun You, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department,New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102
Stress History – a Concept for the Description of the Age-Dependent Attrition of Catalysts in Fluidized Bed Systems
Ernst-Ulrich Hartge1, Cornelis Klett2 and Joachim Werther1, (1)Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology, Hamburg University of Technology, Denickestrasse 15, Hamburg, 21073, Germany, (2)Outokumpu Technology GmbH, Ludwig-Erhard-Strasse 21, Oberursel, D-61440, Germany
Predicting the Particle Mass Flowrate in the Draft Tube of a Draft Tube Spout-Fluid Bed
Howard Littman, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St., Troy, NY 12180
Fine Particle Classification Using Fluidized Beds in Series
Annapoorneswari Pillai and Kimberly H. Henthorn, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO 65409

Topical W: Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology