Design of an efficient gas distribution system for a fluidized bed dryer

Drying Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1217-1228

  Jangam, Sachin V ^a   Mujumdar, Arun S ^b   Thorat, Bhaskar N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CFD; Maldistribution; Orifice discharge coefficient; Plenum chamber; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

AIR DISTRIBUTION; AIR INLET; CROSS SECTION; DESIGN PARAMETERS; EVALUATION PARAMETERS; FLUID BED DRYERS; FLUIDIZED BED DRYERS; GAS CHAMBERS; GAS DISTRIBUTION; GAS DISTRIBUTOR; GRANULAR SOLIDS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEIGHT-TO-DIAMETER RATIO; ON FLOW; ORIFICE DIAMETERS; ORIFICE DISCHARGE COEFFICIENT; PLATE THICKNESS; PLENUM CHAMBER; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; GASES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEAT TRANSFER; INLET FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; ORIFICES; PRESSURE DROP; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 74849104457     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930903266700     Document Type: Article

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