Effects of using two- versus three-dimensional computational modeling of fluidized beds. Part I, hydrodynamics

Powder Technology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-13

  Xie, Nan ^a   Battaglia, Francine ^a   Pannala, Sreekanth ^b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Fluidization; Gas solid flow; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF GASES; FLUIDIZATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISCOUS FLOW;

EULERIAN-EULERIAN MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTATIONAL MODELING;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

PLASTIC;

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OF GASES; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PLASTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISCOUS FLOW;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT FLOW; VALIDITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 38649133310     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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