Hydrodynamics of cocurrent fixed-bed three-phase reactors. Part I. The effect of physicochemical properties of the liquid on pulse velocity

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 331-341

  Bartelmus, G ^a   Gancarczyk, A ^a   Stasiak, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; VELOCITY;

LIQUID PULSES; PACKING SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PULSING FLOW REGIME; THREE PHASE REACTOR;

PULSATILE FLOW;

HYDRODYNAMICS; PULSATING FLOW; REACTOR;

EID: 0032125206     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0255-2701(98)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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