Gas and solids mixing in a dynamically scaled fluid coker stripper

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 388-396

  Cui, H P ^a   Strabel, M ^a   Rusnell, D ^b   Bi, H T ^a   Mansaray, K ^b   Grace, J R ^a   Lim, C J ^a   McKnight, C A ^b   Bulbuc, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Fluid coker; Fluidization; Mixing; Residence time distribution; Stripper; Stripping efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; DISPERSIONS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; MIXING; SALTS;

FLUID COKERS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; STRIPPERS; STRIPPING EFFICIENCY;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT;

COKE; DISPERSION; GAS-SOLID MIXING;

EID: 27144538312     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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