Effect of circulating fluidized bed reactor riser geometries on chemical reaction rates by using CFD simulations

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 165-177

  Chalermsinsuwan, Benjapon ^a   Kuchonthara, Prapan ^a   Piumsomboon, Pornpote ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

CFBR riser; Computational fluid dynamics; Kinetic theory of granular flow

Indexed keywords

CFBR RISER; CFD SIMULATIONS; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; EULERIAN APPROACH; KINETIC THEORY OF GRANULAR FLOW; NEW DESIGN; NOVEL DESIGN; PARTICLE RESIDENCE TIME; REACTION CHARACTERISTICS; SIMULATION PACKAGES; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONFINED FLOW; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; KINETIC THEORY; REACTION RATES;

FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION;

EID: 57549109532     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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