Pressure distribution of a rectangular moving bed with cross-flow

The pressure distributions and pressure drops were investigated in a rectangular cross-flow moving bed cold model under different operating conditions. The model was 1.3 m in height and 0.3 m x 0.04 m in cross section. Experimental results indicate that the moving bed can be divided into three zones in vertical direction based on the different flow patterns. Most of gas passes through the bed horizontally. However, there is a phenomenon called channeling on the top of bed. And the gas pressure drops are almost same in different height of the bed except for the channeling position. It also shows that the pressure drops enhanced when the superficial gas velocity increases. On the other hand, the variations with particle mass flux are not shown clearly.