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CFD simulations are carried out for the prediction of flow patterns in a liquid–solid fluidised bed using Eulerian–Eulerian framework. The CFD model predictions are compared with the experimental findings reported by Limtrakul et al. [S. Limtrakul, J. Chen, P.A. Ramachandran, M.P. Dudukovic, Solids motion and holdup profiles in liquid fluidised beds, Chem. Eng. Sci. 60 (2005) 1909–1920] and the comparison shows good agreement. The CFD model has been further extended to compute solid mass balance in the core and annular regions for verifying conservation of mass and energy flows due to various dissipation mechanisms. Energy required for solid expansion in liquid fluidised bed is also compared with energy required for solid suspension in an equivalent stirred tank contactor at similar operating conditions. The influence of various interphase drag models proposed by Gidaspow [D. Gidaspow, Multiphase …