Three-dimensional simulation of dense suspension upflow regime in high-density CFB risers with EMMS-based two-fluid model

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 206-217

  Zhou, Quan ^a,b   Wang, Junwu ^a   Li, Jinghai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Fluidization; Meso scale; Multiphase flow; Particulate processes; Powder technology; Stability condition

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED RISER; DOWNWARD PARTICLE FLUXES; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; MESOSCALE; PARTICULATE PROCESS; POWDER TECHNOLOGY; STABILITY CONDITION; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84891894792     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.12.020     Document Type: Article

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