Void fraction distribution in sparged and boiling reactors with modern impeller configuration

Chemical Engineering and Processing

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 489-497

  Gao, Z ^a   Smith, J M ^a   Muller Steinhagen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boiling reactors; Conductivity probe; Gas dispersion; Hot sparged reactors; Void fraction distribution

Indexed keywords

HYDROFOILS; IMPELLERS;

VOID FRACTIONS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

BOILING; IMPELLER; REACTOR; VOID FRACTION;

EID: 0034740742     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0255-2701(00)00147-1     Document Type: Article

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