Voidage distribution around bubbles in a fluidized bed: Influence on throughflow

Powder Technology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 73-82

  Almendros Ibanez J A ^a,b   Pallares D ^c   Johnsson, F ^c   Santana, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Section of Solar and Energy Efficiency   (Spain)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed; Porosity; Voidage

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE GEOMETRY; DIFFUSE LIGHT; GREY LEVELS; HIGH-SPEED VIDEO; LIGHT PENETRATION; POLAR ANGLES; RADIAL POSITION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; THROUGHFLOW; VOID FRACTION DISTRIBUTION; VOIDAGE;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

FLUIDIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS FLOW; HISTOGRAM; ILLUMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 70350077278     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.08.021     Document Type: Article

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