Two-phase modeling of a gas phase polyethylene fluidized bed reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3997-4006

  Kiashemshaki, Ali ^a   Mostoufi, Navid ^a   Sotudeh Gharebagh, Rahmat ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Gel permeassion chromatography; Hydrodynamics; Modeling; Molecular weight distribution; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); EMULSIONS; FLUIDIZATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

KINETIC MODELS; MODELING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTIONS; POLYETHYLENE;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); EMULSIONS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33646141163     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.01.042     Document Type: Article

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