Fluid dynamics of a pressurized fluidized bed: Comparison between numerical solutions from two-fluid models and experimental results

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 329-342

  Enwald, H ^a   Almstedt, A E ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed; Granular flow theory; Turbulence; Two fluid model; Validation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE;

DRIFT VELOCITY; GAS-PHASE TURBULENCE; GRANULAR FLOW THEORY;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BED; GRANULAR MEDIUM; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032913948     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00187-0     Document Type: Article

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