Verification of filtered two-fluid models for gas-particle flows in risers

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2691-2707

  Igci, Yesim ^a   Sundaresan, Sankaran ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse grid simulations; Filtered two fluid model; Fluidization; Sub grid two fluid model

Indexed keywords

COARSE-GRID SIMULATIONS; FILTER LENGTH; GAS-PARTICLE FLOWS; MODEL EQUATIONS; MODELING APPROACH; PARTICLE VOLUME FRACTIONS; PARTICLE-PHASE STRESS; SOLID BOUNDARIES; SUB-GRIDS; TWO FLUID MODEL;

DRAG; FILTRATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDS; KINETIC THEORY; PLASMA FLOW; TITRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 80052609268     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12486     Document Type: Article

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