Computational fluid dynamic investigation of change of volumetric flow in fluidized-bed reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 6780-6789

  Li, Tingwen ^a,b   Mahecha Botero, Andrés ^a   Grace, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL REACTORS; DISTRIBUTION OF GAS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLUID VOLUMES; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GAS-SOLID; KEY FEATURE; MOLAR FLOWS; VOLUMETRIC FLOW;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLUIDS; SUPERSATURATION;

FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS;

EID: 77955029579     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901676d     Document Type: Article

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