Easily predict structured-packing HETP

Chemical Engineering Progress

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-66

  Lockett, Michael J ^a  

^a PRAXAIR INC   (United States)

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EID: 0009503812     PISSN: 03607275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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