Hydrodynamics of tapered anaerobic fluidized beds for metabolic gas production

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 148, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 279-289

  Wu, Chun Sheng ^a   Huang, Ju Sheng ^b   Ohara, Reiko ^c  

^a LEADER UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Metabolic gas production; Modeling; Tapered anaerobic fluidized bed

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; GAS PIPELINES; GAS PRODUCERS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; METABOLISM; PRESSURE GRADIENT;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ANAEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; BED HEIGHTS; BIO-FILM THICKNESS; EXPANSION BEHAVIORS; EXPANSION EFFECTS; GAS VELOCITIES; HYDRODYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; LABORATORY STUDIES; METABOLIC GAS PRODUCTION; MODELING; PREDICTIVE MODELS; SUPERFICIAL LIQUIDS; TAPER ANGLES; TAPERED ANAEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED; THREE-PHASE BEDS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 61649091304     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.08.030     Document Type: Article

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