Flow study of a 0.05 m diameter downflow circulating fluidized bed

Powder Technology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-261

  Herbert, P M ^a,d   Gauthier, T A ^b,c   Briens, C L ^a   Bergougnou, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c Echangeur de Solaize Vermaison   (France)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Downflow; FCC; Flow; Fluidization

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLUIDIZATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BEDS; DOWNFLOW;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

ARTICLE; FLOW; FLUIDIZED BED; PRESSURE; SOLID STATE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0032525230     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(97)03381-0     Document Type: Article

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