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AUTHOR
D. Iatridis
The absorption of light energy in flat fluidized photoreactors
Abstract A flat fluidized bed with transparent walls is an ideal reactor for gas-solid photocatalytic or photoassisted reactions. This paper presents the relati
Modelling of light transmittance and reflectance in flat fluidized photoreactors
In recent years several photon induced chemical reactions involving the use of a solid catalyst have been studied. Flat fluidized beds have proved to be promising devices for carrying out these photocatalytic reactions. There is therefore a need for the modelling of light interactions within such kinds of photoreactors. In this paper, a phenomenological model is proposed for simulating the light transmission and reflection in flat fluidized gas-solid photoreactors. A detailed description of the model is presented. The model predictions were compared with experimental data and a satisfactory agreement was found. Correlations were also suggested for the estimation of model parameters. Depuis …