Evaluating solids dispersion in fluidized beds of fine particles by gas backmixing experiments

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1400-1408

  Zhang, Yongmin ^a   Lu, Chunxi ^a   Shi, Mingxian ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Baffle; FCC; Fluidized bed; Louver; Mixing; Model

Indexed keywords

BACKMIXING; BAFFLE; EFFECTIVE SUPPRESSION; FCC; FINE PARTICLES; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GAS DISPERSION; GAS TRACERS; GAS-MIXING; LOUVER; OPERATING CONDITION; PHASE GAS; SOLIDS BACKMIXING; SOLIDS DISPERSION; SOLIDS MIXING; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; TRACER STUDY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL COLD MODEL;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; BUBBLE FORMATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISPERSIONS; EXPERIMENTS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; GASES; MIXING; MULTILAYERS; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 70349497184     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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