Hydrodynamic measurements in a slurry bubble column using ultrasonic techniques

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 21-22, 1997, Pages 4225-4230

  Stolojanu, V ^a   Prakash, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Multiphase reactors; Slurry bubble column; Ultrasonic techniques

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL REACTORS; GLASS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SLURRIES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

GAS HOLDUPS; MULTIPHASE REACTORS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE DISTILLATION COLUMN; CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; SLURRY; ULTRASONIC TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031278308     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00265-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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