Fluidization of fine particles in a sound field and identification of group C/A particles using acoustic waves

Powder Technology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 227-234

  Xu, Chunbao ^a,b   Cheng, Yi ^a,c   Zhu, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic waves; Fine particles; Fluidization; Group A particles; Group C particles; Identification; Sound field

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CATALYSTS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

FINE PARTICLES; GROUP A PARTICLES; GROUP C PARTICLES; SOUND FIELD;

FLUIDIZATION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CATALYSTS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; FLUIDIZATION; POWDER; PRESSURE; SOUND; SUSPENSION;

EID: 31044437933     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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