Towards monitoring electrostatics in gas-solid fluidized beds

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 493-505

  Demirbas, Birol ^a   Nijenhuis, John ^a   Yurteri, Caner U ^a   Ruud Van Ommen, J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attractor comparison method; Charge generation; Fluidization; Induction probes; Monitoring; Tribo charging

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; SEPARATION;

ATTRACTOR COMPARISON METHOD; BIPOLAR CHARGING; CHARGE GENERATION; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; COMPARISON METHODS; ELECTROSTATIC; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTROSTATIC CHARGES; GLASS BEADS; INDUCTION PROBES; NET CHARGES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; TRIBO-CHARGING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION;

EID: 54949085053     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20044     Document Type: Article

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