Phase distribution in an upflow monolith reactor using computed tomography

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 745-753

  Al Dahhan, M H ^a   Kemoun, A ^a   Cartolano, A R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Gas holdup; Monolith reactor; Noninvasive measurements; Phase distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; GAS HOLDUP; MONOLITH REACTOR; NONINVASIVE MEASUREMENTS; PHASE DISTRIBUTION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW PATTERNS; GAMMA RAYS; PACKED BEDS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW PATTERNS; GAMMA RAYS; PACKED BEDS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 32444445410     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10665     Document Type: Article

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