Influence of gas and liquid flow rates and the size and shape of particles on the regime flow maps obtained in concurrent gas-liquid downflow and upflow through packed beds

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 929-936

  Moreira, Marcos F P ^a   Freire, José T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PACKED BEDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

FLOW REGIMES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

ACRYLIC CEMENT; WATER;

FLOW VELOCITY; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; PACKED BED; PARTICLE SIZE;

AIR; AIRFLOW; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; GAS; GAS FLOW; LIQUID; PACKED BED REACTOR; PARTICLE SIZE; TECHNIQUE; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0037454026     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie020436i     Document Type: Article

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