Two-fluid modelling of cooling-tube erosion in a fluidized bed

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 867-879

  Gustavsson, M ^a   Almstedt, A E ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Curvilinear co ordinates; Erosion; Fluidized bed; Tubes; Wear

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; EROSION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT PIPES; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACES;

BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED; COOLING TUBE; CURVILINEAR COORDINATES; HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES; MONOLAYER KINETIC ENERGY DISSIPATION; TWO FLUID MODELLING;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BUBBLING SYSTEM; EROSION; FLUIDIZED BED; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; WEAR;

EID: 0345044936     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00357-7     Document Type: Article

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