Flow development in a gas-solids downer fluidized bed

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 194-198

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Zhu, Jing Xu ^a   Bergougnou, Maurice A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cocurrent downflow; Downer reactor; Flow development; Fluidized bed

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FIBER OPTICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROBES; RADIAL FLOW; VELOCITY;

COCURRENT DOWNFLOW; DOWNER REACTOR; GAS VELOCITY; PARTICLE VELOCITY;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLOW; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED;

EID: 0032833395     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450770202     Document Type: Article

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