Coupled PIV/DIA for fluid dynamics studies on a Two-Section Two-Zone Fluidized Bed Reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 207-208, Issue , 2012, Pages 122-132

  Julian I ^a   Gallucci, F ^b   van Sint Annaland, M ^b   Herguido, J ^a   Menendez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bubble analysis; Defluidization zone detection; Fluidization; Particle Image Velocimetry

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE ANALYSIS; BUBBLE DIAMETER; BUBBLE VELOCITIES; DEFLUIDIZATION; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; OPTIMAL GEOMETRY; PARTICLE CIRCULATION; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; REACTOR CONCEPTS; REACTOR GEOMETRIES; TWO SECTION; TWO-ZONE FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; ZONE DETECTION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING;

EID: 84866874136     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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