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Fluidization, mixing and segregation of a biomass-sand mixture in a 3D gas-fluidized bed have been investigated by means of visual observation, pressure fluctuation analysis and the bed-frozen method. Three types of mixtures are considered, in which biomass is a thin long stalk, and sand belongs to the Geldart B category. Experiments are carried out in a segmented fluidized bed equipped with multiple pressure transducers. Three initial packing conditions and two experiment procedures are used. The fluidization velocity varies to cover a wide range. Results show that in the local fluidization region, the mixing and segregation patterns are sensitive to the initial packing condition. In the case of a fully segregated state with biomass at the bottom, the bed inversion can be significantly observed due to the great segregation tendency of biomass. Further analyses indicate that the mixing ratio exerts a subtle influence on the competition between mixing and segregation by disturbing the coalescence and break-up of the bubble. In addition, the pressure fluctuation signal proves to be helpful in understanding the dynamic features of the phenomenology.

Fluidization, Mixing and Segregation of a Biomass-Sand Mixture in a Fluidized Bed