Experimental analysis of bubble size distributions in 2D gas fluidized beds

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4782-4791

  Busciglio, A ^a   Vella, G ^a   Micale, G ^a   Rizzuti, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bubble; Bubble size distribution; Fluidization; Imaging; Multiphase flow; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE; BUBBLE DYNAMICS; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUIDIZATION GAS; GAMMA DISTRIBUTION; GAS-FLUIDIZED BEDS; LINEAR COMBINATIONS; NEW APPROACHES; NUMBER OF DATUM; PARTICLE SYSTEMS; PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT; SKEWED DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL APPROACH; WORK FOCUS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 77954382779     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.05.016     Document Type: Article

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