Analysis of model parameters affecting the pressure profile in a circulating fluidized bed

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 427-439

  Benyahia, Sofiane ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circulation fluidized beds; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Fluidization; Multiphase flow; Particulate flows

Indexed keywords

CATALYST PARTICLES; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CIRCULATION FLUIDIZED BED; CONTINUUM MODEL; DRAG LAW; DRAG MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW OF AIR; GAS PRESSURE GRADIENT; MODEL PARAMETERS; PARTICULATE FLOWS; POLYDISPERSES; POWDER FLOW; PRESSURE PROFILES; SMALL PARTICLES; SOLIDS CIRCULATION RATES;

CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DRAG; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FRICTION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POLYDISPERSITY;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84855516786     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12603     Document Type: Article

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