Hydrodynamics of a bubble column with a conical-shaped entrance region

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1553-1559

  Reese, J ^a,b   Fan, L S ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b ARCO Chemical   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION COLUMNS-BUBBLE; HYDRODYNAMICS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHASE INTERFACES; RADIAL FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

COALESCED BUBBLES;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 0030615989     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(96)00494-0     Document Type: Article

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