Modeling of segregation inmagnetized fluidized bed with binary mixture of Geldart-B magnetizable and nonmagnetizable particles

For the magnetized fluidized bed (MFB) with the binary mixture of Geldart-B magnetizable and nonmagnetizable particles, the magnetically induced segregation between these two kinds of particles occurs at high magnetic field intensities (H), leading to the deterioration of the fluidization quality. The critical intensity (H-ms) above which such segregation commences varies with the gas velocity (U-g). This work focuses on establishing a segregation model to theoretically derive the H-ms-Ug relationship. In a magnetic field, the magnetizable particles for magglomerates. The magnetically induced segregation in essence refers to the size segregation of the binary mixture of agglomerates and nonmagnetizable particles. Consequently, the segregation model was established in two steps: first, the size of agglomerates (dA) was calculated by the force balance model; then, the Hms-Ug relationship was obtained by substituting the expression of dA into the basic size segregation model for binary mixtures. As per the force balance model, the cohesive and collision forces were 1-2 orders of magnitude greater than the other forces exerted on the agglomerates. Therefore, the balance between these two forces largely determined dA. The calculated dA increased with increasing H and decreasing U-g, agreeing qualitatively with the experimental observation. The calculated H-ms-U-g relationship agreed reasonably with the experimental data, indicating that the present segregation model could predict well the segregation behavior in the MFB with the binary mixture. (C) 2018 The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, and Chemical Industry Press. All rights reserved.