Measurement of particle charge-to-mass ratios in a gas-solids fluidized bed by a collision probe

Powder Technology

Volumn 135-136, Issue , 2003, Pages 181-191

  Chen, A H ^a   Bi, H T ^a   Grace, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collision probe; Fluidized bed; Gas solids

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRIC CHARGE; FLUIDIZED BEDS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

CHARGE INDUCTION;

POWDERS;

BUBBLING SYSTEM; COLLISION; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PROBE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOW KINETICS; FLUIDIZED BED; HUMIDITY; MASS; MOLECULAR PROBE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0242288891     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2003.08.014     Document Type: Article

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