Estimating Radial Velocity of Fixed Beds with Low Tube-to-Particle Diameter Ratios

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1319-1324

  Cheng, Zhen Min ^a   Yuan, Wei Kang ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULAR MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; POROSITY; PRESSURE DROP; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CYLINDRICAL COLUMN; ERGUN EQUATION; LOW TUBE TO PARTICLE DIAMETER RATIOS; RADIAL VELOCITY;

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 0031140020     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690430520     Document Type: Article

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