Analysis of bubbles in a three-dimensional fluidized catalyst bed using a fast X-ray CT scanner

Kagaku Kogaku Ronbunshu

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 112-117

  Kanda, Tatsuji ^a   Kai, Takami ^a   Takahashi, Takeshige ^a   Misawa, Masaki ^b   Ichikawa, Naoki ^b   Tiseanu, Ion ^c  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC PHYSICS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Bubble; CT; Fluidized bed; Tomography; X ray

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CATALYSTS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFORMATION; GASES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RESINS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); X RAY ANALYSIS;

FLUIDIZED CATALYST BEDS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 0037250003     PISSN: 0386216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/kakoronbunshu.29.112     Document Type: Article

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