Investigation of the particle flowpattern and segregation in tapered fluidized bed granulators

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 4467-4475

  Schaafsma, S H ^a   Marx, T ^b   Hoffmann, A C ^c  

^a DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Granulation; Gulf streaming; Particle flowpattern; PEPT; Segregation; Tapered fluidized bed

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; GRANULATION; SEPARATION;

GULF STREAMING; PARTICLE FLOWPATTERN; PEPT; SEGREGATION; TAPERED FLIUDIZED BEDS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULATION; SEPARATION;

EID: 33646812924     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.01.040     Document Type: Article

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