Determination of hydrodynamic behavior of gas-solid fluidized beds using statistical analysis of acoustic emissions

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1011-1016

  Salehi Nik, N ^a   Sotudeh Gharebagh, R ^a   Mostoufi, N ^a   Zarghami, R ^a   Mahjoob, M J ^b  

^a Chemical Engineering Petro Hitech Co   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acoustic emissions; Bubbles; Fluidization; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC EMISSION SIGNAL; BUBBLES; FINER PARTICLES; FLUID TURBULENCE; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR; ISOLATED BUBBLES; MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION VELOCITY; PARTICLE BEHAVIOR; PRACTICAL METHOD; SOLID PARTICLES; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS EMISSIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VELOCITY;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 70349085326     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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