Gas-liquid mass transfer: A comparison of down- And up-pumping axial flow impellers with radial impellers

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1589-1596

  Sardeing, R ^a   Aubin, J ^a   Xuereb, Catherine ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Axial flow impeller; Gas holdup; Gas liquid; Mass transfer; Mixing; Stirred tank; Up pumping

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; DISPERSIONS; IMPELLERS; PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; TURBOMACHINERY;

AXIAL FLOW IMPELLERS; BLADE TURBINE; GAS HANDLING; GAS-LIQUID DISPERSION; RADIAL TURBINES;

MASS TRANSFER;

AXIAL FLOW; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; IMPELLER; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 12444292189     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cerd.82.12.1589.58030     Document Type: Article

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