Liquid Distribution in Trickle-Bed Reactor

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 407-415

  Marcandelli, C ^a   Lamine, A S ^b   Bernard, J R ^c   Wild, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c Elf Antar France   (France)

Author keywords

Liquid collector; Liquid distribution; Pressure drop; RTD 'Residence Time Distribution; Tomography; Trickle bed

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SENSORS; VELOCITY;

CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY; COLD MOCKUPS; LIQUID COLLECTOR; LIQUID DISTRIBUTION; MALDISTRIBUTION INDEX; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL SENSOR;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 0034215620     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:2000029     Document Type: Article

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