A new correlation for the onset of fluidisation in pulp suspensions

Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 374-381

  Wikström, Tomas ^a   Rönnmark, Ylva ^c   Rasmuson, Anders ^b  

^a METSO PAPER INC   (Finland)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c Box 1 Fiskeby   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coarseness; Consistency; Fibre diameter; Fibre length; Fluidisation; Inertia; Mixing; Processing conditions; Pulp suspension; Wood species

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COSTS; FLUIDIZATION; INVESTMENTS; NATURAL FIBERS; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

INTERLOCKING MECHANISM;

PULP;

AGGLOMERATION; COSTS; FLUIDIZATION; NATURAL FIBERS; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0036945474     PISSN: 02832631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3183/npprj-2002-17-04-p374-381     Document Type: Article

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