Flow maldistribution and corner fluidisation in non-uniform packed beds: Pressure and velocity profiles

Powder Technology

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 169-188

  Eow, John S ^a   Zhang, Baoquan ^b   Ghadiri, Mojtaba ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Converging; Diverging; Flow maldistribution; Fluid flow; Hydrodynamics; Local fluidization; Packed bed; Pressure drop; Velocity profile

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDIZATION; GAS ADSORPTION; PACKED BEDS;

MALDISTRIBUTION;

POWDERS;

FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; PACKED BED; PRESSURE; VELOCITY;

ADSORPTION; ANEMOMETRY; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0344946285     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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