Simulation and experimental validation of a freely bubbling bed of FCC catalyst

Powder Technology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 139-152

  McKeen, Tim ^a   Pugsley, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubbling bed; CFD; FCC; Simulation; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY;

ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY (ECT);

FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING;

AGGLOMERATION; BUBBLING SYSTEM; CATALYTIC CRACKING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENT; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; GAS; LIQUID; LITERATURE; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATION; SOLID; VALIDATION PROCESS; VELOCITY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0037425454     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-5910(02)00294-2     Document Type: Article

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