Angular Porosity Distributions in Fixed Packed Beds of Low Diameter Aspect Ratio

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 677-683

  Mueller, Gary E ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Angular porosity; Fixed packed beds; Low diameter aspect ratio

Indexed keywords

PACKING;

ANGULAR POROSITY DISTRIBUTION; FIXED PACKED BEDS;

POROSITY;

PACKED BED; POROSITY; VOID FRACTION;

EID: 0031202620     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450750404     Document Type: Article

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