Investigation into the effect of simulating a 3D cylindrical fluidized bed reactor on a 2D plane

Powder Technology

Volumn 239, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-35

  Cloete, Schalk ^a   Johansen, Stein Tore ^b   Amini, Shahriar ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

2D simulation; Central composite design; Computational fluid dynamics; Fluidized bed reactor; Kinetic Theory of Granular Flows

Indexed keywords

2D SIMULATIONS; 3D SIMULATIONS; BED EXPANSION; BUBBLING FLUIDIZATION; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; DEGREE OF CONVERSION; EXPANDED BEDS; FLOW CONDITION; FLUIDIZATION VELOCITY; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GAS RESIDENCE TIME; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; KINETIC THEORY OF GRANULAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; OPERATING CONDITION; PRIMARY FACTORS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SPLASH ZONE; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION;

BUBBLE FORMATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FORECASTING; MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS FLOW; HEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 84874364209     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.01.036     Document Type: Article

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