Modeling gas transfer in a spray tower oxygen absorber

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 91-105

  Vinci, Brian J ^a   Watten, Barnaby J ^b   Timmons, Michael B ^a  

^a Riley Robb Hall ^*  (United States)

^b National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer model; Oxygen absorption; Spray tower

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; OXYGEN; TOWERS;

EID: 0030747430     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8609(96)01011-4     Document Type: Article

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