Gas-holdup distribution and energy dissipation in an ejector-induced downflow bubble column: The case of non-Newtonian liquid

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2705-2713

  Mandal, Ajay ^a   Kundu, Gautam ^a   Mukherjee, Dibyendu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Cocurrent downflow; Energy dissipation; Gas holdup distribution; Non Newtonian; Pressure drop; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRICTION; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

GAS-HOLDUP DISTRIBUTION; GAS-LIQUID CONTACTORS;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

BUBBLE COLUMN; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; HOLD-UP; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 2942590405     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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