Three-phase airlift internal loop reactor: Correlations for predicting the main fluid dynamic parameters

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 515-522

  Trilleros, J A ^a   Díaz, Ricadima ^b   Redondo, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airlift loop reactor; Gas liquid solid reactor; Three phase fluid dynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; FLUID DYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MANOMETERS; METALLURGY; POLYSTYRENES;

AIRLIFT LOOP REACTORS; GAS HOLDUPS; GLASS SPHERES; THERMAL TRACERS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

GLASS; POLYSTYRENE; WATER;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; GAS-LIQUID-SOLID MIXING;

AIRFLOW; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONDUCTANCE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FLUID FLOW; HEIGHT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MANOMETER; MEAT INDUSTRY; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL PHASE; PREDICTION; VELOCITY;

EID: 18044394366     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1209     Document Type: Article

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