Local and global dispersion effects in Couette-Taylor flow-II. Quantitative measurements and discussion of the reactor performance

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1299-1309

  Desmet, G ^a   Verelst, H ^a   Baron, G V ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; REACTORS; TAYLOR-COUETTE FLOW;

AXIAL FLOW; CALCULATIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PERFORMANCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

COUETTE-TAYLOR FLOW; INTER VORTEX FLUX; LIMITED AXIAL DISPERSION; LOCAL AND GLOBAL DISPERSIONS; LOCAL MIXING DENSITY; PENETRATION MODEL; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENTS;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 0030111505     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(95)00382-7     Document Type: Article

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