Open Source Fluidized Bed Technology Demonstrator
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Basics
- Fluidised Solids have many uses for chemical reactants, Gas Scrubbers, and combustion/gasification
- These are complex devices, and thus a sort of development workbench would be of use
- This is such a device
Industry Standards
Existing Open Source Designs
- This PVC Pipe and Plastic Container Based Design the air in this was quite coarse perhaps impacting fluidity
- A Device using a barrel and a cloth covered pipe air distributor
Minimum Viable Product
- Various tube options such as
- Small PVC Pipe
- Acrylic/Clear Pipe for Observation
- Steel Pipe for Large and/or durable designs
- Fused Quarts Tube for Observation of Heat Involving Experiments
- Should work with a standard shop compressor
- Should be fully fluidized, and have little bubbles/inconsistencies in the fluidization
Basic Design
Base
- Most likely some sort of sheet metal or other sheet
- A pipe holding support, direct cap/pipe weld or some sort of similar device
Tube
- 1 Inch PVC Pipe
- 1 Inch Acrylic Pipe
- 1 Inch Steel Pipe
- Fuzed Quartz Pipe
- 10 Inch Steel Pipe
Air Injection Mechanism
- Arduino Controlled Valve
- Some sort of Air Diffuser perhaps aquarium/wastewater treatment Off the shelf, would graphite work?
- All of this is fitted to either an end cap, or the baseplate
- Perhaps make the diffuser a module to allow for swapping of various designs
Fluid Injection Module
- Alternate Use with liquids
- Can act as a Sand Filter with more surface area for microbial growth, or for chemical reactions
- Perhaps just plates/piping with holes