Dynamics of fines deposition in an alternating semifluidized bed

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2120-2131

  Dehkissia, S ^a   Bacaoui A ^a,b   Iliuta, I ^a   Larachi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Cyclic operation; Depth filtration modeling; Filtration; Hydrodynamics; Plugging with fines; Semifluidization

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDROCARBONS; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POROUS MATERIALS; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VOLCANIC ROCKS; WASHING;

AGGREGATE SIZE; CYCLIC OPERATION; CYCLIC OPERATIONS; DEPTH FILTRATION MODELING; FINES DEPOSITION; FIXED BEDS; GAS INJECTIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PLUGGING WITH FINES; SEMIFLUIDIZATION; SOLIDS HOLDUPS; SUSPENSION VELOCITY; WASHING TIMES;

FILTRATION;

EID: 49049087710     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11538     Document Type: Article

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