Effect of a gas-liquid separator on the hydrodynamics and circulation flow regimes in internal-loop airlift reactors

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 516-524

  Klein, Jaroslav ^b   Godo, Štefan ^a,b   Dolgoš, Ondrej ^b   Markoš, Jozef ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Circulation regimes; Circulation velocity; Flowfollower; Separator

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SEPARATION; TURBULENCE;

CIRCULATION FLOW REGIMES; INTERNAL-LOOP AIRLIFT REACTORS (ARL);

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; CIRCULATION; GAS-LIQUID SEPARATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEPARATOR;

ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GAS; GAS FLOW; GAS MIXING; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; MAGNETISM; PARAMETER; PHASE SEPARATION; PHYSICAL PHASE; REACTOR; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 0035033959     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.410     Document Type: Article

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