Size segregation in gas-solid fluidized beds with continuous size distributions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 6658-6673

  Dahl, S R ^a   Hrenya, C M ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic simulation; Fluidization; Mixing; Multiphase flow; Particulate processes; Segregation

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BEDS; LOCAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICULATE PROCESSES;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZATION; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 27444446600     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.05.057     Document Type: Article

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