CFD modeling of pressure drop and drag coefficient in fixed and expanded beds

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 444-453

  Reddy, Rupesh K ^a   Joshi, Jyeshtharaj B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Drag coefficient; Expanded bed; Fixed bed; Flow patterns; Pressure drop; Wall effects

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; DROPS; FLUID DYNAMICS; PRESSURE DROP;

CFD MODELING; EXPANDED BEDS; FIXED BEDS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 47049101485     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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