Modeling solids and gas flow through an L-valve

Powder Technology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 86-89

  Daous, M A ^a   Al Zahrani, A A ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Gas flow; L valve; Pressure drop; Solids flow; Superficial gas velocity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW OF SOLIDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ERGUN EQUATION; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITY;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

GAS-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PARTICLE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; VALVE;

ARTICLE; FLOW; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; SOLID; VELOCITY;

EID: 0032171673     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(98)00062-X     Document Type: Article

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