An experimental study of interfacial surface area concentration in a short vertical column subject to paper pulp-water-gas three-phase flow

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1079-1086

  Akbar, M K ^a   Ghiaasiaan, S M ^a   Karrila, S ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber slurry; Fibers; Interfacial area; Interfacial surface area; Mass transfer; Pulp; Statistical model; Three phase; Three phase flow; Through flow; Vertical column; Void fraction

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITOMETERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS ABSORPTION; PULP; SLURRIES; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

MOLE FRACTION; THREE PHASE FLOW;

SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

FLUID FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; SLURRY; VOID FRACTION;

EID: 1842589558     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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