Modelling of multiphase flow in packed beds by computer-assisted x-ray tomography

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 436-443

  Toye, D ^a   Marchot, P ^a   Crine, M ^a   L'Homme, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PACKED BEDS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS);

COLUMN CROSS SECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED XRAY TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW TEXTURE; LIQUID RIVULETS; LIQUID VELOCITY; PERCOLATION BASED MODEL;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED X-RAY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030088177     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/7/3/027     Document Type: Article

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