On the dynamics of pressurized and atmospheric circulating fluidized bed risers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1811-1824

  Louge, Michel Y ^a   Bricout, Vincent ^a   Martin Letellier, Stéphane ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulating fluidization regimes; Pressurized riser flow

Indexed keywords

AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; DENSITY OF GASES; FLUIDIZATION; HELIUM; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXTURES; POWDERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

PRESSURE GRADIENTS; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

CIRCULATION; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; PRESSURE;

EID: 0033150482     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00310-8     Document Type: Article

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