Improved multiple-particle tracking for studying flows in multiphase systems

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1941-1951

  Yang, Z ^a   Fan, X ^a   Fryer, P J ^a   Parker, D J ^a   Bakalis, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Identification; Location algorithm; Multiple positron emission particle tracking; PEPT

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MIXING; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

COMPARATIVE INFORMATION; MATERIAL TEXTURES; MULTIPLE-POSITRON EMISSION PARTICLE TRACKING; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

EID: 34547663186     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11224     Document Type: Article

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