Effect of ring baffle configurations in a circulating fluidized bed riser using CFD simulation and experimental design analysis

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 210, Issue , 2012, Pages 237-251

  Samruamphianskun, Thatchai ^a   Piumsomboon, Pornpote ^a   Chalermsinsuwan, Benjapon ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Circulating fluidized bed; Computational fluid dynamics; Hydrodynamics; Mixing; Ring baffle

Indexed keywords

BACKFLOW; BAFFLE CONFIGURATIONS; CFD SIMULATIONS; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED RISER; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; FACTORIAL EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; KEY PARAMETERS; NONUNIFORMITY; OPENING AREAS; REACTION CONVERSION; REGRESSION MODEL; SOLID PARTICLE DISTRIBUTION; SOLID PARTICLES; SOLID VOLUME FRACTION; SPACE BETWEEN; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICAL INTERPRETATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84866562240     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.079     Document Type: Article

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