Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in three-phase fluidized beds with non-Newtonian fluids

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 1997, Pages 4095-4104

  Miura, H ^a   Kawase, Y ^a  

^a TOYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bed voidage; Gas holdup; Minimum fluidization velocity; Non Newtonian fluid; Three phase fluidized bed; Volumetric mass transfer

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLUIDIZATION; GLASS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REYNOLDS NUMBER;

FLUIDIZED BED VOIDAGE; GAS HOLDUP; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; THREE PHASE FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID;

EID: 0031279060     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00251-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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