Solid phase hydrodynamics of three-phase fluidized bed reactors - A convective/dispersive phenomena

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lefebvre, Sylvain ^a   Chaouki, Jamal ^a   Guy, Christophe ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed reactors; Solid phase hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; EMULSIONS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS;

FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; RADIOACTIVE PARTICLE TRACKING (RPT); SOLID PHASE HYDRODYNAMICS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 33846992720     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1340     Document Type: Article

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