Axial flow structure in the entrance region of a downer fluidized bed: Effects of the distributor design

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 13-14, 1999, Pages 2161-2173

  Johnston, P M ^a   De Lasa, H I ^a   Zhu, J X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acceleration length; Distributor effect; Downer reactor; Downflow fluidized bed; Flow development; Gas solids flow

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AXIAL FLOW; FIBER OPTICS; FLOW OF SOLIDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE GAGES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROBES; VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION LENGTH; DOWNER REACTOR; DOWNFLOW FLUIDIZED BED;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

AXIAL FLOW; DESIGN; DISTRIBUTOR; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED;

EID: 0033166893     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00422-9     Document Type: Article

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