Hydrodynamic modelling of dense gas-fluidised beds: Comparison and validation of 3D discrete particle and continuum models

Powder Technology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-47

  Goldschmidt, M J V ^a   Beetstra, R ^b   Kuipers, J A M ^b  

^a AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuum simulation; Discrete element simulation; Experimental validation; Fluidisation; Hydrodynamic modelling; Kinetic theory

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; KINETIC THEORY;

DENSE GAS-FLUIDIZED BEDS; DISCRETE PARTICLE MODEL;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; PARTICLE FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

ARTICLE; ENERGY BALANCE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLOW KINETICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; GAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 2942544737     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2004.02.020     Document Type: Article

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