Calculation of flow fields in two and three-phase bubble columns considering mass transfer

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 6085-6093

  Wiemann, D ^a   Mewes, D ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Dispersion; Mass transfer; Multiphase reactor; Population balance; Suspension

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW OF SOLIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; DISPERSION COEFFICIENTS; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATIONS; TRANSPORT EQUATIONS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BUBBLE COLUMN; FLOW FIELD; MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 22744433996     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.04.054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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