Discussion of the solids distribution behavior in a downer with new designed distributor based on concentration images obtained by electrical capacitance tomography

Powder Technology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-130

  Zhao, Tong ^a   Takei, Masahiro ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air solid two phase flow; Distributor effect; Downer; Electrical capacitance tomography; Flow visualization

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; AIR VELOCITIES; AXIAL DIRECTION; DOWNFLOW; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS; ENTRANCE REGION; RADIAL DIRECTION; SOLID CONCENTRATIONS; SOLIDS DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL UNIFORMITY; TEMPORAL STABILITY; TIME AND SPACE;

CAPACITANCE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; TOMOGRAPHY;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUIDIZED BED; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; SOLID; SOLID DISTRIBUTION; SPACE; TIME; TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY;

EID: 72049122418     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.10.024     Document Type: Article

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