A fundamental CFD study of the gas-solid flow field in fluidized bed polymerization reactors

Powder Technology

Volumn 205, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 276-288

  Chen, Xi Zhong ^a   Shi, De Pan ^a   Gao, Xi ^a   Luo, Zheng Hong ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CFD; Flow characteristics; Fluidized bed reactor; Model and operation parameters; Polyolefin

Indexed keywords

BED EXPANSION; BUBBLE SIZE; CFD; EULERIAN-EULERIAN; FLOW BEHAVIORS; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS INLET; GAS SOLID TWO PHASE FLOW; GAS VELOCITY; GAS-SOLID FLOWS; KINETIC THEORY OF GRANULAR FLOW; MODEL PARAMETERS; POLYMERIZATION REACTORS; SIMULATION RESULT; SOLID PARTICLES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POLYMERIZATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIMULATION;

EID: 78049297484     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2010.09.039     Document Type: Article

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