Two-fluid model simulations of an internal airlift loop reactor

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 424, Issue , 2000, Pages 101-108

  Mudde, R F ^a   Van Den Akker, H E A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR STRESS; STEADY FLOW; TURBULENCE; VOLUME FRACTION;

AIRLIFT LOOP REACTOR; MOMENTUM TRANSFER;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 16444362207     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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