Studies on liquid-gas and three-phase fluidized beds with pulsating air flows

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-25

  Baker, Christopher G J ^a   Al Rashidi, Thari S T ^a,b   Khan, Abdul R ^a,c  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Kuwait National Petroleum Company   (Kuwait)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Hydrodynamics; Pulsed flow; Three phase fluidized beds

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); MULTIPHASE FLOW; PULSATILE FLOW;

AIR FLOWS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

WATER;

BUBBLE COLUMN; GAS-LIQUID FLUIDIZED BED; GLASS BEAD; PULSED FLOW; THREE-PHASE FLOW;

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARAMETER; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0038269235     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810102     Document Type: Article

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