EMMS-based Eulerian simulation on the hydrodynamics of a bubbling fluidized bed with FCC particles

Powder Technology

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-246

  Wang, Junwu ^a,b   Liu, Yaning ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Eulerian simulation; Fluidization; Geldart A particles; Multiphase flow; Powder technology; Sub grid scale model

Indexed keywords

EULERIAN SIMULATION; EULERIAN SIMULATIONS; GELDART A PARTICLES; POWDER TECHNOLOGY; SUB-GRID SCALE MODELS;

BUBBLE FORMATION; DRAG; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SIMULATORS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMULATION;

EID: 70449622721     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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