Numerical modeling of gas tubular distributors in bubbling fluidized-bed incinerators

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 6818-6827

  Huilin, Lu ^a   Yunhua, Zhao ^a   Ding, Jianmin ^b   Linyan, Zeng ^a   Yaning, Liu ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b MSC SOFTWARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS DISTRIBUTORS; TIME AVERAGED PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; TWO FLUID MODEL;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLUIDIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW; WASTE INCINERATION;

FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTORS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TWO PHASE FLOW; WASTE INCINERATION;

EID: 33749817431     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie051378e     Document Type: Article

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