A one-dimensional instationary heterogeneous mass transfer model for gas absorption in multiphase systems

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 471-488

  Brilman, D W F ^a   Van Swaaij, W P M ^a   Versteeg, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous model; Mass transfer enhancement; Multiphase systems

Indexed keywords

GAS ABSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHASE INTERFACES; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

HETEROGENEOUS MASS TRANSFER MODEL; MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS;

MASS TRANSFER;

ABSORPTION; GAS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 0032216371     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0255-2701(98)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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