Numerical simulations of gas-solid flow in tapered risers

Powder Technology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-98

  Huilin, Lu ^a   Yunhua, Zhao ^a   Zhiheng, Shen ^a   Ding, Jianmin ^b   Jiying, Jin ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MSC SOFTWARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetic theory of granular flow; Numerical simulation; Tapered riser

Indexed keywords

COLUMN RISERS; KINETIC THEORY OF GRANULAR FLOW; OPERATING CONDITIONS; TAPERED RISER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF SOLIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF SOLIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLUIDIZED BED; GAS FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SOLID;

EID: 33749597381     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.07.023     Document Type: Article

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