Three-dimensional numerical simulation of a circulating fluidized bed reactor for multi-pollutant control

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4279-4289

  Mao, Deming ^a   Edwards, Jack R ^a   Kuznetsov, Andrey V ^a   Srivastava, Ravi K ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Coagulation; Fluidization; Modelling; Multiphase flow; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MIXTURES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CHEMICAL ADSORPTION; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED ABSORBERS (CFBA); POLLUTANT CONTROL; SOLID MIXTURES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; FLOW MODELING; FLUIDIZED BED; MULTIPHASE FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 4644258153     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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