Prediction of the minimum fluidization velocity for fine particles of various degrees of cohesiveness

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 499-517

  Xu, Chunbao Charles ^a   Zhu, Jesse ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fine particles; Interparticle forces; Minimum fluidization velocity; Minimum fluidization voidage; Modeling; New correlations

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FLUIDIZATION; FORECASTING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; KETONES; PARTICLE SIZE; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

FINE PARTICLES; INTERPARTICLE FORCES; MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION VELOCITY; MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION VOIDAGE; MODELING; NEW CORRELATIONS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 56549116933     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440802483855     Document Type: Article

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