The Dynamics of Fluidized Particles

This 2000 book provides a careful and critical development of the equations which describe the motion of fluid-particle mixtures.

Roy Jackson (Author)

9780521781220, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 4 September 2000

352 pages, 170 b/w illus. 14 tables
23.6 x 17.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.69 kg

'… this is an unparalleled treatise on the mechanics of fluidization æ this book will be treasured by researchers and instructors who wish to gain insight into the mechanistic interpretation of such intriguing questions as the genesis of bubbles. Others will find this book to be an invaluable reference.' L.-S. Fan, International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Recent years have seen major progress in the development of equations to describe the motion of fluid-particle mixtures and their application to a limited range of problems. With rapid advances in numerical methods and computing power we are now presented with new opportunities to use direct integration of these equations in the solution of complex practical problems. However, results so obtained are only as good as the equations on which they are based, so it is essential to have a clear understanding of the underlying physics and the extent to which it is reflected properly in these equations. In The Dynamics of Fluidized Particles, first published in 2000, Jackson formulates these equations carefully and fully describes the important existing applications that serve to test their ability to predict salient phenomena. This account will be of value to both starters and established researchers in the field, and also to people interested in applying the equations to practical engineering problems.

1. The mathematical modelling of fluidized suspension
2. Equations of motion
3. Fluidization and defluidization
4. Stability of the uniformly fluidized state
5. Bubbles and other structures in fluidized beds
6. Riser flow
7. Standpipe flow.

Subject Areas: Fluid mechanics [PHDF], Applied mathematics [PBW]