Hydrodynamics of a novel multi-stage external loop airlift reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 4617-4624

  Mohanty, Kaustubha ^a   Das, D ^a   Biswas, M N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Gas holdup; Hydrodynamics; Liquid circulation velocity; Multi stage external loop airlift reactor; Multiphase reactors

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFUSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; TURBULENT FLOW;

GAS HOLDUP; LIQUID CIRCULATION VELOCITY; MULTI-STAGE EXTERNAL LOOP AIRLIFT REACTORS; MULTIPHASE REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL REACTORS; CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFUSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33646777468     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.02.017     Document Type: Article

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