Gas-solids flow behavior: CFB riser vs. downer

AIChE Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2000-2011

  Zhang, H ^a   Huang, W X ^a,b   Zhu, J X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

MICROFLOW STRUCTURE;

FLOW OF SOLIDS;

CIRCULATION; FLUID FLOW; FLUIDIZED BED; GAS-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS FLOW; SOLID; VELOCITY;

EID: 0000282734     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690470911     Document Type: Article

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