Quantifying the fibre effect on gas holdup in a co-current air-water-fibre bubble column

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-208

  Tang, Chengzhi ^a   Heindel, Theodore J ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Fibre suspension; Gas holdup; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TERNARY SYSTEMS;

CROWDING FACTOR; FIBRE EFFECTS; FIBRE SUSPENSION; GAS HOLUP;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TERNARY SYSTEMS;

EID: 33644985855     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450840207     Document Type: Article

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