An extended radioactive particle tracking method for systems with irregular moving boundaries

J Doucet, F Bertrand, J Chaouki - Powder Technology, 2008 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to present an extension of the original non-intrusive radioactive
particle tracking method (RPT) to any geometries with irregular moving boundaries. The …

Discrete element simulation of particle mixing and segregation in a tetrapodal blender

E Alizadeh, F Bertrand, J Chaouki - Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
One aspect that must be addressed when designing tumbling blenders is poor axial mixing,
which can lead to non-homogeneous mixtures, especially when the particle physical and …

2D Path of a Radioactive Tracer within a Lamellar Settler: Experiments and Modeling

SN Fleite, ML Maestri, AR García… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Determining and controlling the trajectory of solid flocs in a settler are of paramount
importance to ensure the desired solid–liquid separation. This work evinces the feasibility of …

Machine learning based position‐rendering algorithms for radioactive particle tracking experimentation

A Yadav, TK Gaurav, HJ Pant, S Roy - AIChE Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Radioactive particle tracking (RPT) is one of the most widely used non‐intrusive velocimetry
technique for multiphase reactors. The large volume of interrogation and the presence of …

A multiple radioactive particle tracking technique to investigate particulate flows

M Rasouli, F Bertrand, J Chaouki - AIChE Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Radioactive particle tracking is a nonintrusive technique that has been successfully used to
study the flow dynamics in a wide range of reactors and blenders. However, it is still limited …

Measurements of solid velocity in a pilot-scale Geldart's group B circulating fluidized bed using a radioactive particle tracking technique

T Tribedi, P Pillajetti, R Kumari, HJ Pant… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Circulating fluidized bed (CFB) is used for a wide range of gas–solid reactions. However,
most of the data reported on CFBs are for Geldart's group A particles, although the …

Investigation of hydrodynamics of binary fluidized beds via radioactive particle tracking and dual‐source densitometry

RK Upadhyay, S Roy - The Canadian Journal of Chemical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Gas–solids fluidization finds extensive application in com-bustion, gasification, granulation,
polymerization, drying, and many other industrial applications. In almost all these …

Radiotracer and particle tracking methods, modeling and scale‐up

S Roy - AIChE Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Radiotracer techniques are widely used for troubleshooting and detection of pathological
flows in industrial reactors. In recent decades, there has been a trend towards using …

Flow structure of the solids in a 3‐D gas–liquid–solid fluidized bed

F Larachi, M Cassanello, J Chaouki, C Guy - AIChE journal, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Local and macroscopic solids flow structure and kinematics in a 3‐D gas–liquid–solid
fluidized bed were studied using a noninvasive radioactive‐particle tracking (RPT) …

On the axial movement of solids in gas-solid fluidized beds

N Mostoufi, J Chaouki - Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2000 - Elsevier
Solids movement in a gas-solid fluidized bed was monitored by a Radioactive Particle
Tracking (RPT) technique. The gas was air at room temperature and atmospheric pressure …