Effect of gassing rate on solid-liquid mass transfer coefficients and particle slip velocities in stirred tank reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3-6, 2003, Pages 1087-1093

  Fishwick, R P ^a   Winterbottom, J M ^a   Stitt, E H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALYSTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Multiphase reactors; Slip velocity; Stirred vessels; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SILICA GEL; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

STIRRED TANK REACTORS;

MASS TRANSFER;

AGITATION; LIQUID-SOLID MIXING; MASS TRANSFER; REACTOR; STIRRED TANK; VELOCITY;

EID: 0037293197     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00651-6     Document Type: Article

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