Gas mixing in a turbulent fluidized bed reactor

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-74

  Sotudeh Gharebaagh, Rahmat ^a,b   Chaouki, Jamal ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Downward sparger; Hydrodynamic; Mixing; Mixing length; Turbulent fluidized bed

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISPERSIONS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; TRACE ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

ATTRITION; GAS MIXING; GAS TRACER; SPARGERS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZED BED; MIXING;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUIDIZED BED; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; SAND; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0033949671     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450780111     Document Type: Review

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