Modelling the hydrodynamics of gas-solid suspension in downers

Powder Technology

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 73-81

  Jian, H ^a   Ocone, R ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Downer reactors; Downflow; Fluid cracking catalyst

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE DROP; SAND; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSORS; TURBULENCE;

DRAG FORCE;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

COHESION; DOWNER; GAS-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; REACTOR; SUSPENSION;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CALCULATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FORCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRESSURE; SAND; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0344946294     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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