A CFD-PBM-PMLM integrated model for the gas-solid flow fields in fluidized bed polymerization reactors

National Natural Science Foundation of China [21076171]; State-Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering of Tsinghua University [SKL-ChE-10A03]; China National Petroleum Corporation

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