Discrete particle simulation of gas fluidization of particle mixtures

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1713-1728

  Feng, Y Q ^a   Xu, B H ^a   Zhang, S J ^a   Yu, A B ^a   Zulli, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binary mixture; Discrete particle simulation; Fluidization; Gas solid flow; Mixing; Size segregation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GASES; MIXTURES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLOTSAM; GAS FLUIDIZATION;

FLUIDIZATION;

FLUIDIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MIXTURE; PARTICLE FLOW;

ARTICLE; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; GAS FLOW; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 3242793355     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10169     Document Type: Article

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