Experimental investigation on the hydrodynamics of a gas-liquid-solid fluidized bed using vibration signature and pressure fluctuation analyses

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 190-199

  Sheikhi, Amir ^a,b   Sotudeh Gharebagh, Rahmat ^a   Mostoufi, Navid ^a   Zarghami, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Pressure fluctuations; Statistical analysis; Three phase fluidized bed; Vibration signature

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GAS-LIQUID-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION; PIEZORESISTIVE PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION; SIMULTANEOUS ANALYSIS; THREE PHASE FLUIDIZED BED; VIBRATION SIGNATURE;

FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84879161071     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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