Liquid phase dispersion in bubble columns operating in the churn-turbulent flow regime

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-51

  Krishna, R ^a   Urseanu, M I ^a   Van Baten, J M ^a   Ellenberger, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion coefficient; Bubble columns; Bubble rise velocity; Churn turbulent flow regime; Column diameter influence; Radial velocity profiles

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DISPERSIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CHURN-TURBULENT FLOW REGIME; EULERIAN SIMULATION; RIQUARTS CORRELATION;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE DISTILLATION COLUMN; CHURNING; DISPERSION MODELING; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0033939906     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(99)00167-9     Document Type: Article

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