This paper presents a study of the gas-powder flow in a slot type packed bed in order to investigate the distribution of powder flow and accumulation in an ironmaking blast furnace. The effects of operational parameters such as gas flow rate, and cohesive zone shape are examined. It is shown that a distinct and stable accumulation region can be formed in the low gas-powder velocity zone in a bed with a lateral gas inlet. Also, the existence of a cohesive zone changes the powder accumulation pattern significantly. The inverse-V cohesive zone leads to low accumulation in the bed compared to other cohesive zone shapes. A mathematical model is developed to describe the gas-powder flow and powder accumulation. Its validity is verified by comparing the predicted and measured distributions of powder accumulation under various flow conditions.
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