Detection and characterization of piston flow regime in three-phase fluidized beds

Powder Technology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-259

  Maucci, E ^a   Briens, C L ^a   Martinuzzi, R J ^a   Wild, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Intermittent flow regimes; Three phase fluidized beds; V statistic analysis

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDIZATION; PISTONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

THREE-PHASE FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLOW PATTERN; FLUIDIZED BED; PISTON;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0033606833     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(99)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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