Circulation of gas and liquid phases in external-loop airlift reactors

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 160, Issue , 1997, Pages 103-122

  Choi, Keun Ho ^a  

^a Daejon National University of Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Circulation gas flow rate; Circulation liquid velocity; Downcomer gas velocity; Gas liquid separater

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MASS TRANSFER; SIZE DETERMINATION;

AIRLIFT REACTORS; CIRCULATION GAS FLOW RATE; GAS HOLDUP; GAS LIQUID SEPARATOR;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0030718005     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986449708936608     Document Type: Article

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