Drying kinetics, quality and moisture diffusivity of spouted bed dried Sri Lankan black pepper

GK Jayatunga, B Amarasinghe - Journal of food engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Drying of black pepper has been investigated in a lab-scale conventional spouted bed dryer.
Spouting behavior of black pepper was studied, and the minimum spouting velocity was …

Investigation of fluidization behavior of high density particle in spouted bed using CFD–DEM coupling method

M Liu, Y Wen, R Liu, B Liu, Y Shao - Powder Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
CFD–DEM coupling simulation method is used to study the fluidization behavior of particle
with different densities in the spouted bed. The simulation results show that the particle …

Minimum spouting velocity of conical spouted beds equipped with draft tubes of different configuration

H Altzibar, G Lopez, J Bilbao… - Industrial & engineering …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The hydrodynamics and the influence of the geometric and operating factors on the
minimum spouting velocity have been studied in draft tube conical spouted beds with …

[HTML][HTML] A novel alternative method for pistachio nuts splitting using conical spouted beds

X Sukunza, M Bolaños, M Tellabide, I Estiati… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Closed shell pistachio nuts must be split for their commercialisation, which is conducted in
processing plants designed on purpose. Given that current industrial processes have …

Investigation of cross-sectional gas-solid distributions in spouted beds using advanced non-invasive gamma-ray computed tomography (CT)

T Al-Juwaya, N Ali, M Al-Dahhan - Experimental Thermal and Fluid …, 2017 - Elsevier
The successful operation and safety of the Very-High-Temperature Nuclear Reactors
(VHTR) extremely depend on the quality of the TRISO nuclear fuel coated particles. Hence …

CFD-DEM study of effects of particle density on spout deflection behavior in a spout fluidized bed

Y Yue, T Wang, Y Shen - Powder Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Spout deflection is a typical instability phenomenon in spout fluidized beds and can greatly
affect the homogeneity of the gas-solid system as well as product quality. However, few …

Effect of temperature on the minimum spouting velocity of heavy particles in conical spouted bed used for nuclear fuel coating

L Guo, G Wang, F Zhang, P Wang, Z Zhu… - Experimental Thermal and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The minimum spouting velocity (U ms) of heavy particles in conical spouted bed at high
temperatures are critical importance for nuclear fuel coating, which are different from that at …

Flow structure characterization in conical spouted beds using pressure fluctuation signals

N Mostoufi, G Kulah, M Koksal - Powder Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Characteristics of the hydrodynamics of conical spouted beds were revealed by analyzing
pressure fluctuation signals in the frequency domain. Experiments were carried out in …

A new correlation for minimum spouting velocity for conical spouted beds operating with high density particles

S Golshan, O Yaman, M Koksal, G Kulah… - … Thermal and Fluid …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydrodynamics of conical spouted beds operating with high density particles was studied by
means of measuring the minimum spouting velocity and analysis of pressure signals in time …

Statistical and frequency analysis of pressure fluctuation in an annular spouted bed of coarse particles

H Gao, X Gong, G Hu - Powder Technology, 2017 - Elsevier
The pressure fluctuation characteristics of an annular spouted bed filled with coarse
particles were studied by statistical and frequency analysis. The effects of spouting gas …