The influence of the tube and particle diameters at constant ratio on heat transfer in packed beds

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-32

  Dixon, Anthony G ^a   Van Dongeren, Johan H ^a,b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Effective radial thermal conductivity; Heat transfer; Packed beds; Wall heat transfer coefficient

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NYLON POLYMERS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SPHERES; STEEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EFFECTIVE RADIAL THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WALL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

PACKED BEDS;

HEAT TRANSFER; PACKED BED; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0031895870     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0255-2701(97)00033-0     Document Type: Article

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