On the influence of aspect ratio and distributor in gas fluidized beds

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-161

  Sathiyamoorthy, D ^a   Horio, Masayuki ^b  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Distributor; Fluidization

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FLUIDIZATION; ORIFICES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

GAS FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

ASPECT RATIO; DISTRIBUTOR; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; GAS;

EID: 0037992521     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(02)00257-7     Document Type: Article

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