Experimental and simulated solids mixing and bubbling behavior in a scaled two-section two-zone fluidized bed reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 143, Issue , 2016, Pages 240-255

  Julian I ^a   Herguido, J ^a   Menendez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bubble size distribution; CFD: Two fluids model; Fluidized bed scaling; Solids mixing

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; MIXING; SUPERSATURATION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUBBLE CHARACTERISTICS; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCLINATION ANGLES; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; SOLIDS MIXING; TWO FLUIDS MODEL; TWO-ZONE FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84955319277     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.12.025     Document Type: Article

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