Phase holdup measurement in a gas-liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed (GLSCFB) riser using electrical resistance tomography and optical fibre probe

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 147, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 210-218

  Razzak, S A ^a   Barghi, S ^a   Zhu, J X ^a   Mi, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b En'Urga Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulating fluidized bed; Electrical resistance tomography; Fibre optic; Phase holdup

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; GASES; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOTRANSISTORS; PROBES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSDUCERS;

CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CONDUCTIVE PHASE; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; CONTINUOUS PHASE; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE TOMOGRAPHY; FIBRE OPTIC; FIBRE-OPTIC PROBES; GAS BUBBLES; GAS HOLD-UP; GAS LIQUID SOLIDS; GAS-PHASE; GLASS BEADS; LOCAL PHASE; NON-INVASIVE IMAGING; OPTICAL FIBRES; PHASE HOLDUP; RADIAL PROFILES; SECTIONAL VIEWS; SOLID HOLDUPS; SOLID PARTICLES;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 60649093475     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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