Prediction of minimum fluidization velocity in two and three phase inverse fluidized beds

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 853-860

  Renganathan, Thiruvengadam ^a   Krishnaiah, Kamatam ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Inverse fluidized bed; Minimum fluidization velocity; Two and three phase fluidization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; FLUIDIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLUIDIZATION VELOCITIES; LIQUID MODELS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; PREDICTION; VELOCITY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; GAS; GRAVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL PHASE; PREDICTION; SOLID; VELOCITY;

EID: 1842828514     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810369     Document Type: Conference Paper

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