Fluid dynamics of air in a packed bed:velocity profiles and the continuum model assumption

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 421-432

  Negrini, A L ^a   Fuelber, A ^a   Freire, J T ^a   Thomeo J C ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bed Structure; Continuum Model; Fixed Bed; Fluid Mechanics; Porous Media; Velocity Measurements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346336274     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66321999000400010     Document Type: Article

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