Optimization of multiple-frequency sonochemical reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 22-23, 2004, Pages 4991-4998

  Prabhu, Amogh V ^a   Gogate, Parag R ^a   Pandit, Aniruddha B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Multi phase reactors; Multiple frequency ultrasonic irradiation; Numerical simulation; Optimization; Sonochemistry

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; IRRADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; SONOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CAVITATIONAL ACTIVITY; CAVITY DYNAMICS EQUATIONS; OPTIMUM GAS FRACTION; SONOCHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 10044294996     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.09.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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