Numerical simulations of flow behaviour of agglomerates of nano-size particles in bubbling and spouted beds with an agglomerate-based approach

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 85, Issue 3 C, 2007, Pages 231-240

  Wang, S Y ^a   He, Y R ^a   Lu, H L ^a   Zheng, J X ^a   Liu, G D ^a   Ding, Y L ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agglomerates of nanoparticles; Bubbling gas fluidized bed; Spouted bed

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; NANOPARTICLES;

AGGLOMERATES; COHESIVE FORCE; FLOW BEHAVIOR; SPOUTED BED;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 34848852709     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/fbp07003     Document Type: Article

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