Pressure gradients, voidage and gas flow in the annulus of spouted beds

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 161-167

  He, Y L ^a   Lim, C Jim ^a   Grace, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Annulus region; Gas flow; Pressure distribution; Spouted bed; Voidage

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

PRESSURE GRADIENT; SPOUTED BEDS; VOIDAGE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

GAS FLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SPOUTED BED;

FIBER OPTICS; FLOW KINETICS; GAS; GEOMETRY; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SOLID; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033923855     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450780121     Document Type: Review

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