Influence of the wall structure on the void fraction distribution in packed beds

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 71, Issue , 2012, Pages 212-219

  Zobel, Nico ^a   Eppinger, Thomas ^a   Behrendt, Frank ^a   Kraume, Matthias ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFD DEM simulation; Chemical reactors; Packed bed; Void fraction distribution; Voidage; Wall structure

Indexed keywords

CFD-DEM SIMULATION; FLOWTHROUGH; HEAT TRANSPORT; LATERAL MIXING; MONODISPERSE; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; ORTHOGONAL STRUCTURES; PACKED BED REACTOR; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; VOID FRACTION DISTRIBUTION; VOIDAGE; WALL STRUCTURE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MIXING;

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 84855774239     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.12.029     Document Type: Article

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