Suspension of particles from the bottom of pipes and stirred tanks by gassed and ungassed flows

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 351-359

  Thorpe, Rex B ^a   Stevenson, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydraulic and pneumatic conveying; Particle suspension; Pipelines; Slug flow; Stirred vessels

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DEGASSING; HYDRAULICS; PIPE FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SUSPENSION VELOCITY; UNGASSED FLOW;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

HYDRAULICS; PARTICLE FLOW; PIPE; PNEUMATICS; SLUG FLOW; STIRRED TANK; SUSPENSION;

CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GAS ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PIPELINE; PREDICTION; SHEAR STRESS; SOLID; THEORY;

EID: 2942665490     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810303     Document Type: Conference Paper

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