Transient and stationary axial dispersion in vortex array flows-I. Axial scan measurements and modeling of transient dispersion effects

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 2383-2401

  Desmet, G ^a   Verelst, H ^a   Baron, G V ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Axial scan; Dispersion; Flow; Mass transfer; Tracer; Vortex

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY;

AXIAL DISPERSIONS; AXIAL SCAN METHOD; COUETTE TAYLOR FLOW; VORTEX ARRAY FLOWS (VAF);

VORTEX FLOW;

DISPERSION; TRACERS; VISCOSITY; VORTICES;

EID: 0031194370     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00048-1     Document Type: Article

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