Some modeling and numerical aspects of the two-fluid simulation of the gas-solids flow in a CFB riser

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 487-496

  Cabezas Gomez L ^a   Silva, R C ^b   Milioli, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circulating fluidized bed; Gas solids flow; Kinetic theory of granular flows; MFIX; Riser; Two fluid model

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; KINETIC THEORY; STRESS ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CFB RISER; FLUID SIMULATION; GAS-SOLIDS FLOW; MFIX;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 34248206057     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322006000400006     Document Type: Article

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