ECT measurement and CFD-DEM simulation of particle distribution in a down-flow fluidized bed

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 212-218

  Zhao, Tong ^a   Takei, Masahiro ^a   Doh, Deog Hee ^b  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Korea Maritime University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Discrete element method; Down flow fluidized bed; Electrical capacitance tomography

Indexed keywords

COMBINED MODEL; DEM SIMULATION; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY; NEWTON'S EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE MOTIONS; RADIAL PROFILES; SIMULATION MODEL;

AIR; CAPACITANCE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77955845332     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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