Performance of wire mesh mist eliminator

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-139

  El Dessouky, Hisham T ^a   Alatiqi, Imad M ^a   Ettouney, Hisham M ^a   Al Deffeeri, Noura S ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Ministry of Electricity and Water Kuwait   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Droplet separation; Evaporation; Mist eliminator; Thermal desalination processes; Wire mesh

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS; DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; PRESSURE DROP; SEPARATION; STAINLESS STEEL; VAPOR PRESSURE; WIRE PRODUCTS;

DRY DEMISTERS; MIST ELIMINATORS; WIRE MESH;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT;

EQUIPMENT; GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION; WIRE MESH;

EID: 0034111351     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0255-2701(99)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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