Gas-liquid interfacial areas in three-phase fixed bed reactors

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 497-504

  Larachi, Faïçal ^c   Cassanello, Miryan ^a   Laurent, André ^b   Midoux, Noël ^b   Wild, Gabriel ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

High pressure; Mass transfer; Modeling; Three phase fixed bed reactors

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CORRELATION METHODS; ESTIMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GASES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE;

BUBBLE FLOW; GAS LIQUID INTERFACE; THREE PHASE FIXED BED REACTORS; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 0031362807     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0255-2701(97)00028-7     Document Type: Article

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