Properly assess maldistribution in packed towers

Chemical Engineering Progress

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 69-73

  Killat, George R ^a   Key, Timothy D ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0002005165     PISSN: 03607275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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