Santana Santana, Domingo JoséMacías-Machín, Agustín2012-03-092012-03-092006Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers (2006), 37(2), 203-2070368-1653http://hdl.handle.net/10016/13787A model of proposed to account for elutriation and attrition based on the assumption that the generation of fine particles by means of attrition depends on the percentage of the mass of fine particles in the bed. Elutriation rate constants and attrition rates were evaluated for various types of particles (TiO₂CaCO₃). A decrease in the elutriation rate constant and in the decrease in the elutriation and attrition rates was significant when the powder cohesiveness diminished. The effect of the initial mass of fine particles on fluidized bed elutriation is also discussedapplication/pdfeng© ElsevierElutriationAttritionFluidized bedsModellingresearch articleIngeniería IndustrialFísicaopen access2032207Journal of the Chinese Institute of Chemical Engineers37