A simple predictive model of layer inversion in binary solid-liquid fluidized beds

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 340-344

  Asif, Mohammad ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Binary solid; Layer inversion; Liquid fluidized bed; Predictive model

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

BINARY SOLIDS; LAYER INVERSION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

INVERSION LAYER; LIQUID-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; MODEL;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; FLUIDIZED BED; MODEL;

EID: 0032055773     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199804)71:4<340::AID-JCTB852>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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