Hydrodynamic study of fixed beds with cocurrent upflow and downflow

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 455-460

  Saroha, Anil K ^a   Khera, Ritesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion; Liquid holdup; Pressure drop; Trickle bed reactor

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING; PRESSURE DROP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AXIAL DISPERSION; FIXED BEDS; LIQUID HOLDUP; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING; PRESSURE DROP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33244455679     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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