Scale-up effect of riser reactors: Particle velocity and flow development

AIChE Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2956-2964

  Yan, Aijie ^a   Zhu, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Circulating fluidized bed; Five fiber optic probe; Flow development; Particle velocity profile; Riser diameter

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; VELOCITY;

CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; FIVE-FIBER OPTIC PROBE; FLOW DEVELOPMENT; PARTICLE VELOCITY PROFILE; RISER DIAMETER;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

FLUIDIZED BED; RISER;

EID: 27844611249     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10556     Document Type: Article

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