RT Journal Article T1 Minimum fluidization velocity prediction for struvite particles using an upflow fluidized bed system. A1 Santiviago, Claudia Lorena María A1 Peralta Lezcano, Juan A1 López Moreda, Iván A2 Universidad Nacional de Asunción - Facultad de Ciencias Químicas AB Struvite crystallization in a fluidized bed reactor is an alternative method to remove and recover nutrients from wastewater streams. The minimum fluidization velocity is an essential parameter in designing a fluidized bed crystallizer. There are several correlations that allow to predict the minimum fluidization velocity (umf), known the hydrodynamic characteristics for different fluid-particle systems. The usual correlation to predict the minimum fluidization for struvite particles reported in the literature is the correlation of Wen and Yu; but depending on the particle size in bed, the achieved accuracy by this correlation needs to be improved. This study was conducted to define the best minimum fluidization velocity correlation for different struvite particle size using a bench-scale upflow system. YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/3573 UL http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/3573 LA eng NO CONACYT - Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología DS MINDS@UW RD 11-dic-2024