Effects of Inclined Angle and Aspect Ratio on Heavy Water Separation Efficiencies in Double-Flow Thermal-Diffusion Columns with External Refluxes

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 975-1004

  Ho, Chii Dong ^a   Chang, Hsuan ^a   Guo, Jia Jan ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Inclined angle; Orthogonal expansion techniques; Thermal diffusion; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; THERMAL DIFFUSION; WATER;

CLUSIUS-DICKEL COLUMNS; INCLINED ANGLE;

SEPARATION;

WATER;

ASPECT RATIO; COLUMN SEPARATION; HEAVY WATER; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 1842509836     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ss-120028565     Document Type: Article

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