Flow dynamics in a four-inch downer using solids concentration measurements

Powder Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-193

  Wu, B ^a   Zhu, J X ^a   Briens, L ^a   Zhang, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chaos analysis; Downer; Flow dynamics; Solids concentration

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OPTICAL FIBERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RADIAL FLOW DYNAMICS; SOLIDS CONCENTRATION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CHAOS THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; OPTICAL FIBERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ARTICLE; CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW KINETICS; REACTOR; SOLID; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547931434     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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