From bubbles to clusters in fluidized beds

Publication Year
1998

Type

Journal Article
Abstract
Clusterlike solutions are reported for volume-averaged equations of motion in fluidized gas-particle suspensions (i.e., fluidized beds). A connection between bubbles and clusters is established through bifurcation analysis and numerical continuation in the mean volume fraction of the suspension. The robustness of this connection is established by varying the model parameters and the closures. The bubbles and clusters are shown to belong to the same family of nonuniform solutions.
Keywords
Journal
Physical Review LettersPhysical Review Letters
Volume
81
Issue
9
Pages
1849-1852
Date Published
08/1998
ISBN
0031-9007
Short Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.