Fluid Dynamics of a Spouted Bed with a Fountain Deflector
Lucas Caiafa Cardoso Reis, Ana Carolina Tavares Silva, Iara Hernandez Rodriguez, Isabele Cristina Bicalho · 2025
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Description
Lucas Caiafa Cardoso Reis and three co-authors report a 2025 lab study of spouted beds, a type of vessel where air lifts loose grains in a fountain-like spray. Such beds serve many tasks but see little use in large plants. The team tested a rare add-on called a fountain deflector, placed inside the bed above the cone base.
Working with dried papaya seeds, the team compared runs with and without the deflector. The add-on cut the seeds blown out of the bed during runs. It did not change the main flow measures in any large way. Computer models of the flow backed up what the tests showed. The work gives plant designers a fresh look at a device few have tried.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lucas Caiafa Cardoso Reis, Ana Carolina Tavares Silva, Iara Hernandez Rodriguez, Isabele Cristina Bicalho |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |