Discrete element method simulation of three-dimensional conical-base spouted beds

Powder Technology

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-150

  Takeuchi, Shintaro ^a   Wang, Shan ^b   Rhodes, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conical base; Discrete element method; Draft tube; Fluidization; Numerical simulation; Spouted bed

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLUIDIZATION; GAS DYNAMICS;

CONICAL BASE; DRAFT TUBE; SPOUTED BED;

FLOW OF SOLIDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF SOLIDS; FLUIDIZATION; GAS DYNAMICS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDIZATION; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SIMULATION;

EID: 42749097112     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.11.035     Document Type: Article

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