Modeling of residence time distribution: Application to a three-phase inverse fluidized bed based on a Mellin transform

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Montastruc, L ^a   Brienne, J P ^b   Nikov, I ^a  

^a Cité scientifique   (France)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Inverse fluidized bed; Mellin transform; RTD

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRON TUBE DIODES; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASES; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; LIQUIDS; RESONANT TUNNELING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTORS; GAS VELOCITIES; GAS-FLOW RATES; GAS-PHASE; INVERSE FLUIDIZED BED; LAPLACE TRANSFORMATIONS; LIQUID SYSTEMS; LIQUID-PHASE; MELLIN TRANSFORM; MIXED FLOWS; MIXING INTENSITIES; PLUG FLOW REACTORS; PLUG FLOWS; REACTOR NETWORKS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; RTD; SEMI-EMPIRICAL MODELS;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 60949114547     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.08.035     Document Type: Article

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