A numerical model for predicting bubble formation in a 3D fluidized bed

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1071-1080

  Witt, P J ^a,b   Perry, J H ^a,b   Schwarz, M P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CRC New Technol Pwr Generation L   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD modelling; Eulerian Eulerian; Fluidized bed; Multiphase

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

MULTIPHASE EULERIAN-EULERIAN METHOD; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CPX;

BUBBLE FORMATION;

BUBBLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BED; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 0032437306     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-904X(98)10043-4     Document Type: Article

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