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. 2016 Feb 10;8(2):47. doi: 10.3390/polym8020047
A Cross-sectional area of the reactor (m2)
Ar Archimedes number
ANOVA Analysis of variance
DgFmod Degree of freedom of mode
DgFresidual Degree of freedom of residual
F-value Model significance
H Bed height (m)
MnSer Mean Square Error
MnSRD Mean of square residual
MnSRG Mean of square regression
N Number of experiments
P Number of model parameters
p Pressure shared by all phases
Pmw Propylene molecular weight (kg/kmol)
PPC Polypropylene Concentration
Prt Rate of propylene consumption
R2 Determination coefficient
R2adj Adjusted coefficient of determination
SD Standard deviation
SRD Sum of residual
SRG Sum of squares
SSQ Sum of squares
SSQmod Sum of squares of model
SSQresidual Sum of squares of residual
v0 Superficial gas velocity (m/s)
vmf Minimum fluidisation velocity (m/s)
Yp Predicted value
YR Response yield
Ε Error vector
ω2 Residual value
db Bubble diameter (m)
χmf Void fraction of the bed at minimum fluidisation
νg Velocity of gas phase
m˙sg Mass transfer from the solid to gas phase
m˙gs Mass transfer from the gas to solid phase
νs Velocity of solid phase
μg Shear viscosity of gas phase
λg Bulk viscosity of gas phase
Fg External body force for gases
Flt,g Lift force for gas phase
Fvr,g Virtual mass force for gas phase
Rsg Interaction force between solid–gas phases
vsg Interphase solid to gas velocity