Gas holdup in a fiber suspension

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 412-418

  Su, Xuefeng ^a   Heindel, Theodore J ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Drift flux; Fiber suspension; Flow regime; Gas holdup

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; RAYON; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VOLUME FRACTION;

FIBER SUSPENSIONS; GAS VELOCITIES;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

BUBBLE COLUMN; GAS; HOLD-UP; SUSPENSION;

BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GAS ANALYSIS; MASS; PHASE TRANSITION; VELOCITY;

EID: 1942418578     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810311     Document Type: Conference Paper

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