Velocity fluctuations in a low-Reynolds-number fluidized bed

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 596, Issue , 2008, Pages 467-475

  Tee, Shang You ^a   Mucha, P J ^b   Brenner, M P ^a   Weitz, D A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DRAG; FLOW VELOCITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENTATION; STATISTICS;

POISSON STATISTICS; STOKES DRAG; VELOCITY FLUCTUATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

CORRELATION METHODS; DRAG; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENTATION; STATISTICS;

DENSITY CURRENT; FLOW VELOCITY; PARTICLE MOTION; POISSON RATIO; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEDIMENTATION; STOKES FORMULA;

EID: 38349085393     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007009652     Document Type: Article

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