Gas-liquid-solid operation of a vortex-ingesting stirred tank reactor

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 839-845

  Conway, K ^a   Kyle, A ^a   Rielly, C D ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas liquid solid mixing; Mass transfer; Self inducing system; Stirred tank reactor

Indexed keywords

IMPELLERS; MASS TRANSFER; SOLVENTS;

TANK REACTORS;

VORTEX FLOW;

MASS TRANSFER; MIXER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; REACTOR; STIRRED TANK; VORTEX;

EID: 0036877156     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387602321143372     Document Type: Article

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