Geometry-based model for predicting mass transfer in packed columns

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 5373-5382

  Wen, X ^a   Afacan, A ^a   Nandakumar, K ^a   Chuang, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION COLUMNS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

PACKED COLUMNS;

PACKED BEDS;

2 PROPANOL; METHANOL; WATER;

DISTILLATION; LIQUID FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MODEL; PACKED COLUMN;

ARTICLE; DISTILLATION; DYNAMICS; FLOW KINETICS; GEOMETRY; SIMULATION;

EID: 0142070766     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie030347l     Document Type: Article

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