Effect of liquid volume in the gas-separator on the hydrodynamics of airlift reactors

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 931-936

  Al Masry, Waheed A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Gas separator; Hydrodynamics; Newtonian systems

Indexed keywords

AIR; CORRELATION METHODS; GLYCEROL; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEPARATORS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WATER;

AIRLIFT REACTORS; GAS SEPARATORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

GLYCEROL;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEPARATOR;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTOR; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0032879026     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199910)74:10<931::AID-JCTB127>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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