Control of the state of a bubbling fluidised bed

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 6302-6315

  Croxford, A J ^a   Gilbertson, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Control; Fluidisation; Pressure measurements; State

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE CHAMBERS; CHARACTERIZATION; CONTROL; FLUIDIZATION; GAS DYNAMICS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

BUBBLING FLUIDISED BED; GAS FLOW; PROCESS SETTINGS; STATE;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BUBBLE CHAMBERS; CHARACTERIZATION; CONTROL; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS DYNAMICS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33746987030     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.05.029     Document Type: Article

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