A state-of-the-art review of gas-solid turbulent fluidization

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 4789-4825

  Bi, H T ^a   Ellis, N ^a   Abba, I A ^a   Grace, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Hydrodynamics; Mixing; Multiphase flow; Multiphase reactors; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; WALL FLOW;

MULTIPHASE REACTORS; PECLET NUMBER;

FLUIDIZATION;

FLUIDIZATION; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; REVIEW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0034327275     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00107-X     Document Type: Review

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