Mass transfer in wetted-wall columns: Correlations at high Reynolds numbers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 495-503

  Nielsen, Christian H E ^a   Kiil, Søren ^a   Thomsen, Henrik W ^a   Dam Johansen, Kim ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Correlation; Inert particles; Mass transport; Transport area; Wetted wall column

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CORRELATION METHODS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REYNOLDS NUMBER;

MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; WETTED WALL COLUMNS;

MASS TRANSFER;

MASS TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WALL;

EID: 0032005855     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00320-5     Document Type: Article

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