Enhanced nanofluidization by alternating electric fields

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-65

  Lepek, Daniel ^a,d   Valverde, Jose Manuel ^b   Pfeffer, Robert ^c   Dave, Rajesh N ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

^d The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Electric fields; Fluidization; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD; APPLIED FIELD; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; FLUIDIZATION STATE; FREE SURFACES; GAS DISTRIBUTOR; NANOPARTICLE AGGLOMERATES; TRIBOCHARGING;

AGGLOMERATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FLOW FIELDS; NANOPARTICLES;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 78751510169     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11954     Document Type: Article

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