Hydrodynamic characteristics of spout-fluid bed: Pressure drop and minimum spouting/spout-fluidizing velocity

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 37-46

  Zhong, Wenqi ^a   Chen, Xiaoping ^a   Zhang, Mingyao ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Hydrodynamic characteristics; Minimum spout fluidizing velocity; Minimum spouting velocity; Pressure drop; Spout fluid bed

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NOZZLES; PRESSURE DROP;

HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; MINIMUM SPOUT-FLUIDIZING VELOCITY; MINIMUM SPOUTING VELOCITY; SPOUT-FLUID BED;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NOZZLES; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 33645739635     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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