Numerical simulation of horizontal jet penetration in a three-dimensional fluidized bed

Powder Technology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-99

  Li, Tingwen ^a   Pougatch, Konstantin ^a   Salcudean, Martha ^a   Grecov, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; Drag model; Fluidized bed; Jet penetration

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS;

DRAG MODEL; JET PENETRATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; JETS;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS; GAS FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATION; SOLID; VELOCITY;

EID: 41949090583     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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