An algorithm for predicting the hydrodynamic and mass transfer parameters in agitated reactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 9-31

  Lemoine, Romain ^a   Morsi, Badie I ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitated reactors; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Scale up

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGENATION; MASS TRANSFER; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; VISCOSITY;

AGITATED REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SCALE-UP;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ALGORITHM; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 27744453467     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2005.08.015     Document Type: Article

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