Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Three-Dimensional Liquid Flow and Mass Transfer on Distillation Column Trays

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2556-2567

  Wang, X Ling ^a   Liu, C Jiang ^a   Yuan, X Gang ^a   Yu, K T ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MASS TRANSFER; VOLUME FRACTION;

DISTILLATION COLUMN TRAYS; INTERPAHSE MASS TRANSFER;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

CYCLOHEXANE; HEPTANE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISTILLATION COLUMN; LIQUID FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PREDICTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISTILLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FLOW KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; SIMULATION; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 2442424025     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie030820v     Document Type: Article

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