Hydrodynamics of a gas-liquid-solid fluidized bed with hollow cylindrical particles

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 279-287

  Jena, H M ^a   Roy, G K ^a   Meikap, B C ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bed voidage; Gas holdup; Gas liquid solid fluidization; Hollow cylindrical particles; Minimum fluidization velocity; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

BED VOIDAGE; GAS HOLDUP; GAS-LIQUID-SOLID FLUIDIZATION; HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL PARTICLES; MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION VELOCITY;

DROPS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FROUDE NUMBER; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 57549117335     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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