Mass transfer variation within a packed bed and its relation to liquid distribution

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 33-41

  Gostick, J ^a   Pritzker, M ^a   Lohi, A ^b   Doan, H D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Limiting current method; Liquid distribution; Local mass transfer variation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REDUCTION; TRACE ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CROSS-SECTIONS; FLOW RATE; LIQUID DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID VELOCITY VARIATIONS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID; MASS TRANSFER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PACKED BED;

EID: 2442482767     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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