Multiphase CFD modeling: Fluid dynamics aspects in scale-up of a fluidized-bed crystallizer

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 63, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-15

  Al Rashed, Mohsen ^a   Wójcik, Janusz ^b   Plewik, Roch ^b   Synowiec, Piotr ^b,c   Kuś, Agata ^b  

^a Public Authority for Applied Education and Training   (Kuwait)

^b SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c Fertilizers Research Institute   (Poland)

Author keywords

CFD; Crystallizer; Fluidized bed; Multiphase flow; Scale up

Indexed keywords

CFD MODELING; COMMERCIAL PACKAGES; CRYSTAL DIAMETER; EULERIAN; FLUIDIZED-BED CRYSTALLIZER; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MULTIPHASE MODEL; NACL CRYSTAL; SCALE-UP; SCALE-UP FACTOR; SIZE CLASS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CRYSTALLIZERS;

EID: 84871401399     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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