Abstract

Gas-liquid-solid (three-phase) fluidization systems encompass a variety of operating modes of gas, liquid and solid phases with solids in suspended states. Commercial or large-scale operations using three-phase fluidization systems are prevalent for physical, chemical, petrochemical, electrochemical and biological processings. This presentation highlights recent advances in this field with a specific focus on subjects concerning particle-particle interaction, liquid turbulence, particle-evaporative liquid droplet interaction, flow structure, high pressure effects, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

Recommended Citation

Fan, L.-S. (2004) "Gas-Liquid-Solid Fluidization: Perspectives," International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering: Vol. 2: P5.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ijcre/vol2/P5

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