Experimental study and CFD simulation of hydrodynamic behaviours in an external loop airlift slurry reactor

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1183-1190

  Wang, Tiefeng ^a   Wang, Jinfu ^a   Jin, Yong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Bubble; CFD; Hydrodynamic behaviour; Lateral force

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; SLURRIES; ULTRASONICS;

BUBBLE RISE VELOCITY; FIBER OPTIC PROBE; LATERAL FORCES; ULTRASOUND DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 20744439423     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450820605     Document Type: Article

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