Noninvasive tomographic and velocimetric monitoring of multiphase flows

J Chaouki, F Larachi, MP Duduković - Industrial & engineering …, 1997 - ACS Publications
A condensed review of recent advances accomplished in the development and the
applications of noninvasive tomographic and velocimetric measurement techniques to …

Measurement techniques in fluidized beds

J Werther - Powder Technology, 1999 - Elsevier
Quantities that need to be measured in gas fluidized-bed systems include solids volume
concentrations, solids velocities and solids mass flows, the vertical and horizontal …

Experimental study of gas‐induced liquid‐flow structures in bubble columns

S Degaleesan, M Dudukovic, Y Pan - AIChE journal, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Bubble columns are cylindrical vessels wherein gas is sparged, via a distributor, in the form
of bubbles, into liquid or liquidsolid suspension. Bubble columns serve as multiphase …

Opaque multiphase flows: experiments and modeling

MP Dudukovic - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2002 - Elsevier
This brief review deals with the characterization of multiphase flows needed in reaction
engineering and describes the techniques and methods available to accomplish it. It …

Axial dispersion in the three-dimensional mixing of particles in a rotating drum reactor

RG Sherritt, J Chaouki, AK Mehrotra… - Chemical Engineering …, 2003 - Elsevier
Horizontal drum reactors are widely used in industry for the processing of granular material.
They are ideally suited for chemical processes that require high temperatures at near …

Local solid mixing in gas–solid fluidized beds

N Mostoufi, J Chaouki - Powder Technology, 2001 - Elsevier
Diffusivity of the solid particles in a 152-mm ID gas–solid fluidized bed was determined at
different regimes of fluidization. The gas was air at room temperature and atmospheric …

Dynamics of non-spherical particles in a rotating drum

O Dubé, E Alizadeh, J Chaouki, F Bertrand - Chemical Engineering Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Considerable amount of experimental work has been performed to elucidate the behavior of
granular flow inside a rotating drum and it has yet to be clearly understood. However, a …

Comparison of DEM results and Lagrangian experimental data for the flow and mixing of granules in a rotating drum

E Alizadeh, F Bertrand, J Chaouki - AIChE Journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This work assesses the accuracy of the discrete element method (DEM) for the simulation of
solids mixing using non‐intrusive Lagrangian radioactive particle tracking data, and …

Sand-assisted fluidization of large cylindrical and spherical biomass particles: Experiments and simulation

F Fotovat, R Ansart, M Hemati, O Simonin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, bubbling fluidization of a sand fluidized bed with different biomass loadings are
investigated by means of the experiments and numerical simulation. The radioactive particle …

Characterization of mixing and size segregation in a rotating drum by a particle tracking method

E Alizadeh, O Dubé, F Bertrand, J Chaouki - AIChE Journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanisms of segregation in solids mixing, even in simple rotating drums, are not
clearly understood. Although most past studies have focused on binary mixtures, this work …