Gas-solids contact efficiency in the entrance region of a co-current downflow fluidized bed (downer)

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-158

  Zhu, J X ^a   Ma, Y ^a   Zhang, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact efficiency; Downer; Entrance region; Hydrodynamics; Mixing

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CONTACT EFFICIENCY; DOWNERS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EFFICIENCY; FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING;

EID: 0032802448     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387699525909     Document Type: Article

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