Development of an improved method to quantify maldistribution and its effect on structured packing column performance

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 656-662

  Edwards, D P ^a   Krishnamurthy, K R ^a   Potthoff, R W ^a  

^a BOC Gases   (United States)

Author keywords

Distillation; Liquid distribution; Structured packing; Vapour distribution

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PACKED BEDS;

LIQUID DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURED PACKING; VAPOR DISTRIBUTION;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

DISTILLATION; FLOW CHARACTERISTICS; PACKED COLUMN; PACKING; PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033386336     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387699526593     Document Type: Article

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