Photolytic reactors: Similitude in Taylor-Couette and channel flows

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1285-1292

  Forney, L J ^a   Pierson, J A ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION;

PHOTOLYTIC REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHANNEL FLOW; CYLINDER; KINETICS; PHOTOLYSIS; TAYLOR-COUETTE FLOW;

GEOMETRY; KINETICS; PHOTOLYSIS; RADIATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTOR; REVIEW;

EID: 0037949116     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490519     Document Type: Review

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