Aining Wang

Applications of capacitance tomography in gas–solid fluidized bed systems

This chapter discusses the applications of capacitance tomography in gas–solid fluidized bed systems. The chapter first introduces the basic principle of gas–solid fluidization and the industrial applications of fluidized bed reactors. The chapter then discusses the applications of capacitance tomography technique in fluidized beds, particularly the applications in pharmaceutical industry. The chapter also discusses the effective permittivities of gas–solid mixtures and their relation with phase distributions, which is essential for capacitance tomography technique.