Hilbert-Huang transformation was used to investigate the nonlinear characteristics of two-component (biomass particles and quartz sand) mixing flow by analyzing the pressure fluctuation signals in fluidized bed. Based on empirical mode decomposition (EMD), the Hilbert-Huang spectra in bubbling and slugging flow patterns were obtained and analyzed. In bubbling flow pattern, compared with one-component (quartz sand) flow, the energy of two-component
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