//Kunii D., Levenspiel O., 1991. Fluidization Engineering(II Edition). Butterworth-Heinemann, MA, pp 491 //Chapter-7, Example 1, Page 179 //Title: Entrainment from Fine Particle Beds with High Freeboard //========================================================================================================== clear clc //INPUT rhog=5.51;//Density of gas in kg/m^3 rhos=1200;//Density of solid in kg/m^3 dpbar=130;//Average size of particles in micrometer uo=0.61;//Superficial gas velocity in m/s g=9.80;//Acceleration due to gravity in m/s^2 //CALCULATION //Assuming that freeboard in higher than TDH, computation of entrainment rate by Zenz & Weil's method x=(uo^2)/(g*(dpbar*10^-6)*rhos^2);//Calculation of value of x-axis for Fig.(6), page 175 y=1.2;// Value of y-axis from Fig.(6) Gsstar=y*rhog*uo;//Computation of rate of entrainment //OUTPUT mprintf('\nRate of entrainment=%fkg/m^2s',Gsstar); //====================================END OF PROGRAM ======================================================