Experimental validation of CFD models for fluidized beds: Influence of particle stress models, gas phase compressibility and air inflow models

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1705-1717

  Johansson, K ^a   Van Wachem, B G M ^a   Almstedt, A E ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bubble statistics; Environment; Experimental validation; Fluidization; Hydrodynamics; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; KINETIC THEORY; PRESSURE CONTROL; PROBES; RHEOLOGY; VISCOSITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

AIR INFLOW MODELS; CONSTANT MASS FLOW; KTGF MODEL; SPECTRAL DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 30344488157     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.09.014     Document Type: Article

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