Application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for investigation of fluid dynamics in trickle bed reactors and of droplet separation kinetics in packed beds

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 6289-6297

  Nguyen, N L ^a   Van Buren, V ^a,b   Von Garnier, A ^a   Hardy, E H ^a   Reimert, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b CLARIANT PRODUKTE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Droplet separation; MRI; Multiphase flow; Packed bed; Trickle bed reactor

Indexed keywords

DROPLET SEPARATION KINETICS; GRANULAR BED FILTERS; TRICKLE BEDS;

BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS; DATA ACQUISITION; FLUID DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DATA PROCESSING; FLUID DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 22744457996     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.04.083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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