The effect of bubble column diameter on gas holdup in fiber suspensions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3098-3104

  Su, Xuefeng ^a   Hol, Philip D ^a   Talcott, Sarah M ^a   Staudt, Ann K ^a   Heindel, Theodore J ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Fiber suspension; Multiphase flow; Scale up; Slurries; Voidage

Indexed keywords

MULTIPHASE FLOW; SLURRIES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSITION FLOW;

FIBER SUSPENSION; FLOW REGIME; SCALE UP; VOIDAGE;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SLURRIES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRANSITION FLOW;

EID: 33644967196     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.11.036     Document Type: Article

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