Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling of fine particle spouting

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-20

  Du, Wei ^a   Wei, Weisheng ^b   Xu, Jian ^b   Fan, Yu ^b   Bao, Xiaojun ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Coarse particles; Fine particles; Hydrodynamics; Spouted bed

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTION KINETICS; STABILITY;

CFD SIMULATION; COARSE PARTICLES; FINE PARTICLES; SPOUTED BEDS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 33747118374     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/11765448_1     Document Type: Article

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