Experimental and CFD simulation study for the wetting of a structured packing element with liquids

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 336-347

  Ataki, Adel ^a   Bart, Hans Jörg ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WETTING;

LIQUID DISTRIBUTION; PACKED COLUMNS; VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT;

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WETTING;

EID: 33644972373     PISSN: 09307516     EISSN: 15214125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ceat.200500302     Document Type: Article

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