Experimental and Computational Advances in Bubbling Fluidized Beds Hydrodynamics

Dear Colleagues,

Bubbling fluidized beds are used in many thermal engineering applications, including reactive and non-reactive flows. However, the mathematical description of the hydrodynamics and heat transfer of bubbling fluidized beds is usually very complex. When, in addition, the flow is subjected to chemical reactions, the difficulty in modeling the overall characteristics of the flow increases significantly. Moreover, the bubbling fluidized bed reactors typically used for pyrolysis, gasification, combustion, and catalytic chemical processes are very important for industry and may be essential tools for sustainable development, but a suitable description of these processes depends on correct predictions of the hydrodynamics of the bubbling bed.

Therefore, this Special Issue aims to bring together original research articles, review papers, and perspectives focusing on recent computational modeling and experimental techniques of reactive and non-reactive bubbling fluidized beds. This Special Issue also provides a platform for researchers to share their latest findings, exchange ideas, and identify future directions for research in these challenging and fundamental fields.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Modern experimental and numerical techniques in reactive and non-reactive bubbling fluidized beds;
• Modeling and simulation of reactive and non-reactive bubbling fluidized beds;
• IA and machine learning techniques applied to reactive and non-reactive bubbling fluidized beds;
• Innovative bubbling fluidized bed reactors;
• Modification of particles by agglomeration, coating, comminution, and attrition in bubbling fluidized beds.

Prof. Dr. Manuel Ernani Cruz
Prof. Dr. Albino José Kalab Leiroz
Prof. Dr. Marcio L. De Souza-Santos 
Guest Editors

Dr. Gabriel Lisbôa Verissimo
Guest Editor Assistant

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• multiphase flow
• bubbling fluidized beds
• computational modeling
• experimental techniques
• fluidization
• bubble formation