Induced pulsing in trickle beds - Characteristics and attenuation of pulses

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 5183-5197

  Giakoumakis, D ^a   Kostoglou, M ^a   Karabelas, A J ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Induced pulsing; Multiphase reactors; Trickle beds

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP;

DATA INTERPRETATION; LIQUID AND GAS FLOW; PERIODIC LIQUID FEEDING; TRICKLING FLOW CONDITIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

EID: 22144444846     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.04.042     Document Type: Article

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