Local bubble-size distribution in fluidized beds

AIChE Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1340-1347

  Santana, D ^a   Macias Machin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; VELOCITY;

CHORD LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; LOCAL BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARZEN WINDOWS; VELOCITY VECTOR DIRECTION DISTRIBUTION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FLUIDIZED BED; MATHEMATICAL METHOD;

AERATION; ARTICLE; FLUIDIZED BED; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0343193140     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690460708     Document Type: Article

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