Hydrodynamic characteristics of gas-solid tapered fluidized beds: Experimental studies and empirical models

Powder Technology

Volumn 283, Issue , 2015, Pages 355-367

  Rasteh, Mojtaba ^a   Farhadi, Fatola ^a   Bahramian, Alireza ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b HAMEDAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bed expansion ratio; Empirical model; Maximum pressure drop; Minimum fluidization velocity; Minimum velocity of full fluidization; Tapered fluidized bed

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; DROPS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE DROP; VELOCITY;

BED EXPANSION; EMPIRICAL MODEL; MAXIMUM PRESSURE DROPS; MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION VELOCITY; MINIMUM VELOCITIES; TAPERED FLUIDIZED BED;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DOLOMITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; GAS SOLID TAPERED FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SAND; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84934891959     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.06.002     Document Type: Article

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