Examination of liquid film characteristics in the prediction of pressure drop in a Venturi scrubber

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 3161-3175

  Viswanathan, Shekar ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Pressure drop; Two phase flow; Venturi scrubber

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORIFICES; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW; WALL FLOW;

LIQUID FILM FLOW; VENTURI SCRUBBERS;

SCRUBBERS;

GAS-SOLID SEPARATION; LIQUID FILM; PRESSURE DROP; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0032483593     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00123-7     Document Type: Article

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