Hydrodynamic and mass transfer characteristics of ejector loop reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 535-549

  Havelka, P ^a,c   Linek, V ^a   Sinkule, J ^b   Zahradnik J ^a   Fialova M ^b  

^a Vyzkumny ustav organickych syntez as   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Absorption; Aeration; Dispersion gas liquid; Ejector; Mass transfer; Mixing

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COALESCENCE; DISPERSIONS; GAS ABSORPTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING; OXYGEN; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SWIRLING FLOW;

EJECTOR LOOP REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EJECTOR; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE DISPERSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING;

EID: 0033527481     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00343-7     Document Type: Article

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