Physical modelling for airlift loop tanks

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 146-150

  Trilleros, J A ^a   Diaz R ^b   Redondo, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airlift; Holdup; Mixing; Superficial velocity; Three phase

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DENSITY OF GASES; FLOW MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRESSURE REGULATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AIRLIFT LOOP TANKS (ALT);

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

AIRLIFT REACTOR; MIXING; MODELING; TANK; VELOCITY;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CONDUCTOMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITY; EXPERIMENTATION; FLOW RATE; FREEZING; GAS; GAS FLOW; GAS MIXING; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; MODEL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTOR DESIGN; SOLID; TANK; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0037292392     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.716     Document Type: Conference Paper

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