Dispersed phase hold-up in mechanically agitated gas-liquid contactors

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-226

  Murugesan, Thanapalan ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agitated vessels; Gas liquid contactors; Hold up

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DISPERSIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; ROTORS;

FROUDE NUMBER; GAS HOLDUP; MECHANICALLY AGITATED CONTACTORS (MAC);

PRESSURE VESSELS;

AGITATOR; GAS; GAS-LIQUID MIXING; HOLD-UP;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; FERMENTATION; GAS; LIQUID; VELOCITY;

EID: 0032128364     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199807)72:3<221::AID-JCTB893>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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