Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Faucher, Florent Patrice
Author's Email Address	ffaucher@vt.edu
URN	etd-121698-145749
Title	A Numerical Model of a Microwave Heated Fluidized Bed
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Mechanical Engineering
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Thomas, James R. Jr. Committee Chair Davis, Willam A. Committee Member Stern, Curtis H. Committee Member
Keywords	Microwave Fluidization Heat transfer Catalyst
Date of Defense	1998-12-10
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This proposes a model for a microwave heated fluidized bed by ceramic pellets to highlight the possibility to obtain a temperature gradient between the gas and the pellets. After a review of the recent work on microwave effects on chemical reactions, a short description of fluidization is given for a better understanding of the phenomena, followed by a development of a model of the heat transfer processes taking place in the fluidized bed. A parameter study describes the trends that should be expected despite the numerous restrictions and assumptions. Also, a set of parameters is proposed for optimal conditions that are close to the real conditions often encountered in practice. Numerous figures and tables are added, completing the main argument advanced in the thesis: it is possible to obtain a temperature difference between the gas and the pellets of a chemical bed reactor heated by microwaves by carefully choosing the following parameters: pellet diameter, bed height, gas velocity, pellet density and electric field.
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