On Geldart Group A behaviour in fluidized beds with and without cohesive interparticle forces: A DEM study

Powder Technology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 130-138

  Pandit, Jai Kant ^a   Wang, X S ^a   Rhodes, M J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collapse test; DEM simulation; Geldart classiffication; Group A behaviour; Interparticle force

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION; HYSTERESIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POWDERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

COLLAPSE TEST; DEM SIMULATION; GELDART CLASSIFFICATION; GROUP A BEHAVIOR; INTERPARTICLE FORCE;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYSTERESIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POWDERS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; HYSTERESIS; MAGNITUDE ESTIMATION METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER;

EID: 33744983553     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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