Analysis of two-phase flow distribution in trickle-bed reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 56, Issue 21-22, 2001, Pages 5977-5985

  Souadnia, A ^a   Latifi, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Finite volume method; Gas pressure; Godunov's method; Liquid saturation; Trickle bed reactor; Trickling flwo regime

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP;

TRICKLE-BED REACTORS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

FINITE VOLUME TECHNIQUE; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; ONE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; SATURATION; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

EID: 0035941246     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(01)00224-X     Document Type: Article

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