Velocity profile in fixed beds: A study on the representativeness of the experimental measurement of downstream flow characteristics

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1175-1183

  Béttega, Rodrigo ^a   Corrêa, Ronaldo Guimarães ^a   Freire, José Teixeira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CFD; Fixed bed; Flow characteristic; Velocity profile

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); PIPE FLOW; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

FIXED BED; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; VELOCITY PROFILE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); PIPE FLOW; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34547666788     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930701438519     Document Type: Article

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