Effect of orientation of packing structure on liquid flow distribution in trickle bed

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 811-814

  Li, Meisen ^a   Iida, Noritaka ^a   Yasuda, Keiji ^a   Bando, Yoshiyuki ^a   Nakamura, Masaaki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical Reactor; Liquid Flow Distribution; Packing Structure; Particle Orientation; Trickle Bed

Indexed keywords

LIQUID FLOW; ORIENTATION; PACKING; PARTICLE SIZE; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

EID: 0033663230     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.33.811     Document Type: Article

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