Experimental flow visualisation in a modified pulsed baffled reactor

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 321-328

  Gough, Paula ^a   Ni, Xiongwei ^a   Symes, Ken C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Allied Colloids Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baffle spacing; Flow patterns; Modified pulsed baffled reactor; Orifice diameter; Oscillating baffles; Oscillation amplitude; Oscillation frequency

Indexed keywords

BAFFLES; FLOW VISUALIZATION; OSCILLATION(FLUID); REACTORS;

ARTICLE; FLOW KINETICS; OSCILLATION; POLYMERIZATION; PULSATILE FLOW; REACTOR;

FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FREQUENCIES; ORIFICES; OSCILLATIONS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MULTIDISC VIBRATORY COLUMN; OSCILLATING BAFFLES; PULSED BAFFLED REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0030616316     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199707)69:3<321::AID-JCTB717>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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