Study on the FCC process in a novel riser-downer-coupling reactor (I): Hydrodynamics and mixing behaviors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 733-741

  Liu, Huie ^a   Deng, Rensheng ^a   Gao, Lei ^a   Wei, Fei ^a   Jin, Yong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE DISPERSION; PARTICLE MIXING BEHAVIOR; RISER-DOWMER JUNCTION; RISER-DOWNER-COUPLING REACTOR;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

MARINE RISERS;

CATALYTIC CRACKING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISPERSION; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTOR; SOLID; VELOCITY;

EID: 13544273191     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie040174f     Document Type: Article

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