The influence of sparger design and location on gas dispersion in stirred vessels

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 487-496

  Birch, D ^a   Ahmed, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerated power consumption; Gas holdup; Gas liquid reactors; Sparger design; Stirred vessels

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; DISPERSIONS; FLOW PATTERNS; MACHINE DESIGN; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE INTERFACES;

GAS DISPERSION; SPARGERS; STIRRED VESSELS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

DISPERSION; FLOW PATTERNS; GAS; IMPELLERS; STIRRED TANKS;

EID: 0031187995     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387697523994     Document Type: Article

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