Mass transfer in gas-liquid flow in microchannels

Huagong Xuebao/Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering (China)

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1296-1303

  Yue, Jun ^a   Chen, Guangwen ^a   Yuan, Quan ^a   Luo, Ling'ai ^b   le Gall, Hervé ^c  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Gas liquid two phase flow; Mass transfer; Microchannel; Process intensification

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHANNEL FLOW; GAS ABSORPTION; GASES; LIQUIDS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER;

GAS-LIQUID TWO-PHASE FLOW; MICRO-CONTACTORS; MICROCHANNEL; PHYSICAL ABSORPTION; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 33747043317     PISSN: 04381157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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