CFD simulation and experimental study of liquid dispersion in randomly packed metal pall rings

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-144

  Yin, F H ^a   Afacan, A ^a   Nandakumar, K ^a   Chuang, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Flow distribution; Mass transport; Packed beds; Random packing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP;

GAS FLOW RATE; VOLUME AVERAGED EQUATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISPERSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIQUID FLOW; PACKED COLUMN;

EID: 0036509522     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387602753501852     Document Type: Article

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