Cluster identification and characterization in the riser of a circulating fluidized bed from numerical simulation results

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 327-340

  Cabezas Gómez, Luben ^a   da Silva, Renato César ^b   Navarro, Hélio Aparecido ^c   Milioli, Fernando Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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

^c Instituto de Geociencias e Ciencias Exatas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Circulating fluidized bed; Clusters; Gas solid flow; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; VOLUME FRACTION;

CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CLUSTER CHARACTERIZATION; CLUSTER IDENTIFICATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 35848946113     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2006.12.005     Document Type: Article

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