Gas/liquid dispersions with a SMX static mixer in the laminar regime

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3506-3518

  Fradette, Louis ^a   Li, Huai Zhi ^b   Choplin, Lionel ^b   Tanguy, Philippe ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Gas liquid dispersion; Laminar flow; Multiphase flow; Newtonian; Non Newtonian; SMX static mixer

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; VISCOSITY;

CONTINUOUS PHASE; GAS-LIQUID DISPERSION; LAMINAR REGIME; SMX STATIC MIXER;

MIXING;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISPERSIONS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 33645508947     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.12.022     Document Type: Article

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