Abstract
The present study describes the theoretical modeling of particle formation by agglomeration in fluidized beds. The model is mathematically solved by applying a stochastic Monte Carlo method. It takes into account the complete droplet history (predrying during flight, spreading, solidification and penetration after deposition on a particle) so that thermal effects such as the increase in fluidization gas mass flow or gas temperature have a physically based impact on process kinetics. Contradictions between measured and simulated particle moisture contents were found. Thus, we present a modified drying model and compare results with experimental data.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding of this work by the German Federal Ministry of Science and Education (BMBF) as part of the InnoProfile project NaWiTec.