Use of dimensional similitude for scale-up of hydrodynamics in three-phase fluidized beds

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 4961-4966

  Safoniuk, Mike ^a   Grace, John R ^a   Hackman, Larry ^b   McKnight, Craig A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Gas hold up; Hydrodynamics; Multiphase; Scaling; Similitude; Three phase

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

BUCKINGHAM PI THEOREM; GAS HOLD-UP; THREE PHASE FLUIDIZED BED;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMICS; SCALING;

EID: 0033231890     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00218-3     Document Type: Article

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