Bubble sizes in agitated air-alcohol systems with and without particles: Turbulent and transitional flow

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 6371-6377

  Hu, B ^a   Pacek, A W ^a   Stitt, E H ^b   Nienow, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALYSTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohols; Batch reactor; Bubble size; Catalyst particles; Transitional; Turbulent

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

AIR-ALCOHOL SYSTEMS; BUBBLE SIZES; ISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; KOLMOGOROFF'S THEORY;

BIOREACTORS;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; TRANSITION FLOW;

EID: 22744441814     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.02.066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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