An evaluation of the solid hold-up distribution in a fluidized bed of nanoparticles using radioactive densitometry and fibre optics

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 543-552

  Esmaeili, Babak ^a   Chaouki, Jamal ^a   Dubois, Charles ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibre optic; Nanoparticle fluidization; Radioactive densitometry; Solid concentration

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; AGGLOMERATION; ALUMINA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MONOMERS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLYMERS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVITY; VOLCANIC ROCKS; ZIRCONIA;

ALUMINUM NANOPARTICLES; BED EXPANSIONS; BULK DENSITIES; DENSITOMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIBRE OPTIC; FIBRE OPTICS; FLUIDIZING GASSES; NANOPARTICLE FLUIDIZATION; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; PHASE CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS; RADIOACTIVE DENSITOMETRY; SOLID CONCENTRATION; SOLID CONCENTRATIONS;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 54949154914     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20062     Document Type: Article

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