Characteristicsofheattransferwereinvestigatedinathree-phasecirculatingfluidizedbedwhose
diameterandheightwere0.102m(ID)and2.5m,respectively.Effectsofgasandliquidvelocities,
particle size(0.5–3.0mm),solidcirculationrate(2.0–6.5kg/m2 s), andsurfacetension(47.53–
72.75103 N/m)ofliquidphaseontheheattransfercoefficientwereexamined.Itwasfoundthat
the heattransfercoefficient(h) betweentheimmersedverticalheaterandtheriserproperofthethree-
phase circulatingfluidizedbedincreasedwithincreaseingasandliquidvelocities,butdidnotchange
considerablywithafurtherincreaseinliquidvelocity,eveninthehigherrange.Thevalueofheat
transfercoefficientincreasedgraduallywithincreaseinthesizeoffluidizedsolidparticleswithout
exhibitingthelocalminimum,whichrepresentedthattherewasnobedcontractioninthree-phase
circulatingfluidizedbedsduetothehigherliquidvelocity.Theheattransfersystemcouldattaina
stabilizedconditionmoreeasilywithincreaseinparticlesize.Thevalueofheattransfercoefficient
increasedwithincreaseinsolidcirculationrateinallthecasesstudiedduetotheincreaseofsolid
holdupintheriser.Thevalueofheattransfercoefficientdecreasedwithincreaseinsurfacetensionof
liquid phase,duetothedecreaseofbubblingphenomenaandbubbleholdup.Thedecreaseinliquid
surface tensioncouldleadtoanincreaseinelapsedtimefromwhichthetemperaturedifference
betweentheheatersurfaceandtheriserbecameanalmostconstantvalue.Theexperimentally
obtainedvaluesofheattransfercoefficientwerewellcorrelatedintermsofdimensionlessgroupsas
well asoperatingvariables.