Fluidization of micronic particles in a conical fluidized bed: Experimental and numerical study of static bed height effect

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 730-744

  Bahramian, Alireza ^a   Olazar, Martin ^b  

^a HAMEDAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boundary conditions; CFD simulation; Conical fluidized bed; Drag models; Fluidization; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

BED EXPANSION; BEST FIT; CFD SIMULATION; CONICAL FLUIDIZED BED; DRAG MODEL; DRAG MODELS; EULERIAN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLUIDIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; FREE-SLIP; GIDASPOW DRAG MODEL; MICRONIC PARTICLES; MULTIPHASE MODEL; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; STATIC BED HEIGHT; TIO;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DRAG;

EID: 84856597058     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12621     Document Type: Article

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