Finite element analysis of a bubble absorber

International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 737-750

  Sujatha, K S ^a   Mani, A ^a   Srinivasa Murthy, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AMMONIA; CORRELATION METHODS; MASS TRANSFER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WATER; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DIFFUSION; ENTHALPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; GALERKIN METHODS; GAS ABSORPTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REFRIGERATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECIFIC HEAT OF LIQUIDS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BUBBLE ABSORBER; GALERKIN APPROACH; BUBBLE ABSORBERS; HEAT FLUX DENSITY; MASS FLOW RATES; VOID FRACTIONS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER;

ABSORPTION; BUBBLE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0031424032     PISSN: 09615539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09615539710185622     Document Type: Article

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