Measured and Modeled Superficial Flow Profiles in Packed Beds with Liquid Flow

AIChE Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 484-490

  Giese, M ^a   Rottschafer K ^a   Vortmeyer, D ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; POROSITY; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPHERES; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; WALL FLOW;

BRINKMAN EQUATION; RASCHIG RINGS;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

LIQUID; MODEL; PACKED BED; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 0032005615     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690440225     Document Type: Article

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