Mechanical Engineering Conference Presentations, Papers, and Proceedings Mechanical Engineering 8-2008 Minimum Fluidization Velocity and Gas Holdup in Fluidized Beds With Side Port Air Injection Nathan P. Franka Iowa State University Joshua B. Drake Iowa State University heodore J. Heindel Iowa State University, theindel@iastate.edu Follow this and additional works at: htp://lib.dr.iastate.edu/me_conf Part of the Acoustics, Dynamics, and Controls Commons , Energy Systems Commons , and the Fluid Dynamics Commons his Conference Proceeding is brought to you for free and open access by the Mechanical Engineering at Digital Repository @ Iowa State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mechanical Engineering Conference Presentations, Papers, and Proceedings by an authorized administrator of Digital Repository @ Iowa State University. For more information, please contact digirep@iastate.edu. Recommended Citation Franka, Nathan P.; Drake, Joshua B.; and Heindel, heodore J., "Minimum Fluidization Velocity and Gas Holdup in Fluidized Beds With Side Port Air Injection" (2008). Mechanical Engineering Conference Presentations, Papers, and Proceedings. Paper 133. htp://lib.dr.iastate.edu/me_conf/133