Study the fluidisation with water of a bed of glass beads

 


GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS


  • Polyethylene tank with removable lid and draining valve.
  • Stainless steel centrifugal pump.
  • PVC column, length 1 m, packed with glass beads, SS support grid, quick dismantling, two pressure sets.
  • Bed support by SS grid.
  • Weir enabling water flowing outlet towards the tank 1, retention grid.
  • Piezometric tube with stainless steel 1 m graduated ruler, a hand pump for the pressure setting, draining valve and quick fitting connections.
  • PVC column, length 1 m, packed with glass beads, SS support grid, quick dismantling, two pressure sets.

 

Instruments

  • Flowmeters

 

Dim : 110 x 80 x 180 cm – 150 kg

 

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Study fluidisation

Analyse pressure drops as a function of water flow rate

Determine the minimum fluidisation speed:

experimentall

from empirical equations

Study the expansion of the bed

 

Study the influence of parameters on fluidisation

Column diameter

Glass bead diameter and density

Fluid flow rate