Dynamic gas disengagement in a high-pressure bubble column

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 491-498

  Jordan, Uwe ^a   Saxena, Alok K ^a,b   Schumpe, Adrian ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Gas density; Gas disengagement; Gas hold up

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DENSITY OF GASES; ETHANOL; GAS DYNAMICS; GAS SUPPLY; TOLUENE;

BUBBLE SIZE; GAS DISENGAGEMENT;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; DECALIN; TAP WATER; TOLUENE;

BUBBLE COLUMN; DENSITY; GAS FLOW; HOLD-UP; VELOCITY;

BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAS; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRESSURE; REACTOR; SURFACE TENSION; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 2942639518     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810322     Document Type: Conference Paper

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