Practical scaling considerations for dense gas fluidized beds interacting with the air-supply system

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 3717-3720

  Sierra, C ^a   Bonniol, F ^a   Occelli, R ^a   Tadrist, L ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Air supply system; Design; Fluidization; Hydrodynamics; Scale up; Similarity

Indexed keywords

AIR-SUPPLY SYSTEM; DENSE GAS; DIFFERENT SCALE; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; GEOMETRICAL SCALING; PARTICULAR CONDITION; SCALE-UP; SIMILARITY;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 67649771458     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.04.042     Document Type: Article

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