Agglomerate behavior in a recirculating fluidized bed with sheds: Effect of agglomerate properties

Powder Technology

Volumn 275, Issue , 2015, Pages 263-272

  Sanchez Careaga, Francisco J ^a   Briens, Cedric ^a   Berruti, Franco ^a   McMillan, Jennifer ^b   Gray, Murray ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

^c HAMAD BIN KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Agglomerates drying model; Fluidized bed; Fouling; Radioactive particle tracking; Sheds

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDS; FOULING; LIQUIDS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RADIOACTIVITY;

DRYING MODEL; LIQUID CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE TRACKING; RADIOACTIVE PARTICLE TRACKING; SHEDS; STRIPPER SECTION; STRIPPER SHED FOULING; THERMAL DRYING;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

AGGLOMERATE; EPOXY RESIN; HYDROCARBON; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COKING INDUSTRY; ENTHALPY; FLUID COKER; FLUIDIZED BED; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS MIXING; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIOACTIVE PARTICLE TRACKING; REACTION TIME; TECHNOLOGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; VAPOR;

EID: 84923036348     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.01.034     Document Type: Article

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