Fluidization at vacuum conditions. A generalized equation for the prediction of minimum fluidization velocity

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 5149-5157

  Llop, M F ^a   Madrid, F ^b   Arnaldos, J ^b   Casal, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluidization; hydrodynamics; minimum fluidization velocity; slip flow; vacuum

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION VELOCITY; SLIP FLOWS;

FLUIDIZATION;

FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030300918     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(96)00351-X     Document Type: Article

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