Development and testing of an interconnected multiphase CFD-model for chemical looping combustion

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4732-4745

  Kruggel Emden, H ^a,b   Rickelt, S ^c   Stepanek, F ^a   Munjiza, A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical looping combustion; Dynamic simulation; Fluidization; Interconnected model; Multiphase flow; Multiphase reactions

Indexed keywords

AIR REACTORS; BUBBLING FLUIDIZED BED; CARRIER MATERIAL; CFD MODELS; CFD SIMULATIONS; CFD-MODEL; CHEMICAL LOOPING; CHEMICAL LOOPING COMBUSTION; DESIGN PROCESS; FUEL GAS; FUEL REACTORS; HIGH VELOCITY; INTERCONNECTED MODELS; MULTIPHASE REACTIONS; OUTLET BOUNDARY CONDITION; SOLID MASS; SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; TIME-DEPENDENT; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FUEL SYSTEMS; FUELS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 77954382678     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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