The influence of the particle size distribution on fluidized bed hydrodynamics using high-throughput experimentation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2013-2023

  Beetstra, Renske ^a   Nijenhuis, John ^a   Ellis, Naoko ^b   Van Ommen, J Ruud ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubble size; Fines; Fluidization; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA POWDER; BUBBLE DIAMETER; BUBBLE SIZE; COARSE PARTICLES; FINES; FLUIDIZED BED HYDRODYNAMICS; GAS VELOCITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION; STANDARD DEVIATION;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDERS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 68049128105     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11790     Document Type: Article

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