Hydrodynamic and mass transfer parameters in agitated reactors part I: Critical mixing speed, induced gas flow rate, and wavy surface in SARs and GIRs

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Lemoine, Romain ^a   Fillion, Benoit ^b   Morsi, Badie I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Isodisnatura ^*

Author keywords

Absorption; Agitated Reactors; Critical Mixing Speed; Hydrodynamics; Induced Gas Flow Rate

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXTURES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TOLUENE; VISCOSITY;

AGITATED REACTORS; CRITICAL MIXING SPEED; INDUCED GAS FLOW RATE; LIQUID SURFACE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 18444409968     PISSN: 15426580     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1155     Document Type: Article

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