Minimum Fluidization Calculator for green coffee beans

Bed mass Chamber

(g)
diameter (in) air temp. (F)
temperature
of the bed,
but since
ours
changes, it
obvious - is not of the
Obvious I changeable
most
hope
field
importance
100.0
180.0
300.0
400.0
500.0

6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0
6.0

100
100
100
100
100

bed height
(in)

Sphericity voidage

dp(cm)

A
measure
of how
scherical
the beans
are. 1.0 =
sphere.

How
much
empty
space in
a given
volumne 0=solid

The
effective
size if
the
particle
were a
sphere

Calculated
field

0.700
0.700
0.700
0.700
0.700

0.300
0.300
0.300
0.300
0.300

0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73
0.73

0.3
0.5
0.9
1.2
1.5

cups

Volume mf Bed mf
Initial Bed
Flow
delta-P(in
Volume (cc) rate(CFM)
H2O)

How
Static head
many
needed to
cups of
cubic
fluidize in
the bed centimeters mf = min. inches of
mass or milliliters fluidization
water
0.6
1.0
1.7
2.2
2.8

138
249
415
553
691

27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8
27.8

0.2
0.3
0.6
0.8
1.0

mm h20

dp(m)

Static
head in
mm of
water

effective
sphere
size in
meters

4.9
8.8
14.7
19.6
24.5

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

air speed
Bean
mass
(kg)

air
air
solid
air
gravity
temp. density(k density(k viscosity( (m/s^2
(K)
g/m^3)
g/m^3)
kg/m*s)
)

density of
beans
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000

311
311
311
311
311

1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2

1033
1033
1033
1033
1033

c = -Ar

Re

These are variables in the

fluidization calculations
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

9.8
9.8
9.8
9.8
9.8

92.6
92.6
92.6
92.6
92.6

7937
7937
7937
7937
7937

-12945369
-12945369
-12945369
-12945369
-12945369

333.5
333.5
333.5
333.5
333.5

Volume mf
Flow
rate(LPM)

umf(m/s)

A of
2r(mm) tube(m2)

Min.
fluidizatio
n velocity

min
diamet
fluidization
er of
Area of
flow in
chamb
the
liters per
er
chamber
minute

0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.7

152.4
152.4
152.4
152.4
152.4

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

788.6
788.6
788.6
788.6
788.6

Volume mf
Flow
rate(SCFM)

Initial
Bed
Volume
(m^3)

flow in cfm
standardize
d to 25 c

bed
volume
bed
static
in cubic height in head in
meters meters
psi

26.7
26.7
26.7
26.7
26.7

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Initial
Bed
Length
(m)

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Bed mf
deltaP(psi)

0.00743
0.01337
0.02228
0.02971
0.03714