Two-phase hydrodynamic study of a rectangular air-lift loop reactor with an internal baffle

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 5245-5252

  Couvert, A ^a   Roustan, M ^a   Chatellier, P ^b  

^a UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

^b CIRSEE   (France)

Author keywords

Air lift reactor; Bubble diameter; Gas hold up; Hydrodynamic; Liquid velocity; Modelling

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AIR LIFT REACTOR; GAS HOLDUP; GAS SPARGER; INTERNAL BAFFLE; LIQUID VELOCITY;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HOLD-UP; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0033231953     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00246-8     Document Type: Article

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