The gas-liquid contacting effects on liquid dispersion in pilot scale upflow hydrotreaters

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1415-1422

  Bellos, G D ^a   Gotsis, K P ^a   Galtier, P A ^b   Papayannakos, N G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Dynamic simulation; Mass transfer; Multiphase flow; Packed bed; Vaporization

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS OILS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOLUENE;

GAS-LIQUID CONTRACTING EFFECTS; HYDROTREATERS; UPFLOW REACTORS;

DISPERSIONS;

DISPERSION; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; PACKED BED;

EID: 1842681836     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.01.012     Document Type: Article

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