The effect of different feed flow patterns on the conversion of bubble column reactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 163-172

  Matos, Everton Moraes ^a   Nunhez, José Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Hydrocracking; k model; Petroleum; Pseudo componentes

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); HYDROCRACKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BUBBLE COLUMN; K-Ε MODEL; PSEUDO-COMPONENTES;

FLOW PATTERNS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CRUDE PETROLEUM; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLOW PATTERNS; HYDROCRACKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 32144444874     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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