Fluidization is an important process technology and is ubiquitously present in the process industry. The phenomena of fluidization also represent one of the most fascinating fluid-particle interactive behaviors in nat...Fluidization is an important process technology and is ubiquitously present in the process industry. The phenomena of fluidization also represent one of the most fascinating fluid-particle interactive behaviors in nature that are manifested by complex, intertwining science and engineering principles. Even though it is a centuries old practice, pursuit of the fundamental understanding of fluidization has its origins in the 1940s. Since the 1960s, fluidization has been a vibrant field for fluid mechanics, particle mechanics, as well as modeling and computation. From the historical perspective, Professor Mooson Kwauk and Professor Richard Wilhelm＇s 1948 article ＂Fluidization of Solid Particles,＂ is proved to be a pioneering work that sets a stage for subsequent fundamental studies in the characteristics of fluidization. As the field has evolved over the last six decades, Professor Kwauk has been a leader of fluidization research in China and the world,展开更多
Two years after assuming a new name and format change, the year 2010 marks the 8th anniversary of Particuology. To commemorate this special occasion for the journal, the thematic editors met in Montreal at the 8th Wor...Two years after assuming a new name and format change, the year 2010 marks the 8th anniversary of Particuology. To commemorate this special occasion for the journal, the thematic editors met in Montreal at the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering and decided to compile a truly special issue. Instead of producing another ＂conventional＂ special issue of the more ＂regular＂ research papers on some given subjects, we have decided to take a more innovative format for this issue to present short discussion papers that provide quick overviews of the current status of selected subiects and then discuss forward thinking for the future.展开更多
文摘Fluidization is an important process technology and is ubiquitously present in the process industry. The phenomena of fluidization also represent one of the most fascinating fluid-particle interactive behaviors in nature that are manifested by complex, intertwining science and engineering principles. Even though it is a centuries old practice, pursuit of the fundamental understanding of fluidization has its origins in the 1940s. Since the 1960s, fluidization has been a vibrant field for fluid mechanics, particle mechanics, as well as modeling and computation. From the historical perspective, Professor Mooson Kwauk and Professor Richard Wilhelm＇s 1948 article ＂Fluidization of Solid Particles,＂ is proved to be a pioneering work that sets a stage for subsequent fundamental studies in the characteristics of fluidization. As the field has evolved over the last six decades, Professor Kwauk has been a leader of fluidization research in China and the world,
文摘Two years after assuming a new name and format change, the year 2010 marks the 8th anniversary of Particuology. To commemorate this special occasion for the journal, the thematic editors met in Montreal at the 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineering and decided to compile a truly special issue. Instead of producing another ＂conventional＂ special issue of the more ＂regular＂ research papers on some given subjects, we have decided to take a more innovative format for this issue to present short discussion papers that provide quick overviews of the current status of selected subiects and then discuss forward thinking for the future.
