A three-dimensional model for simulating the maldistribution of liquid flow in random packed beds

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 161-166

  Song, M ^a   Yin, F H ^a   Nandakumar, K ^a   Chuang, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

LIQUID FLOW MALDISTRIBUTION; NATURAL FLOW;

PACKED BEDS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; MODEL; PACKED BED;

EID: 0032047285     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450760201     Document Type: Article

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