Using particle trajectory for determining the fluidization regime in gas-solid fluidized beds

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-351

  Tamadondar, M R ^a   Azizpour, H ^a   Zarghami, R ^a   Mostoufi, N ^a   Chaouki, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Radioactive particle tracking; Regime transition; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZATION BED; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; PARTICLE TRAJECTORIES; POSITION FLUCTUATIONS; RADIOACTIVE PARTICLE TRACKING; REGIME TRANSITION; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; TRANSITION VELOCITIES; TURBULENT REGIME;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLE FORMATION; FLUIDIZATION; HIGHER ORDER STATISTICS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84862229767     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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