Hydrodynamics of a high pressure three-phase fluidized bed subject to foaming

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-301

  Rudkevitch, Daniel ^a   Macchi, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Phase holdups; Pressure; Surfactants; Three phase fluidized bed

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BUBBLE SIZES; EFFECT OF PRESSURES; FLOW REGIME TRANSITIONS; FOAMING; GAS FLOWS; GAS HOLDUPS; GAS-LIQUID; GREAT-ER; HIGH PRESSURES; LIQUID FLOWS; LIQUID HOLDUPS; PHASE HOLDUPS; SURFACTANTS; THREE-PHASE; THREE-PHASE FLUIDIZED BED;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 49349090266     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20070     Document Type: Article

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