Efficient dispersion in a modified two-phase non-Newtonian downflow bubble column

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 6753-6764

  Majumder, Subrata Kumar ^a   Kundu, Gautam ^a   Mukherjee, Dibyendu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Cocurrent; Downflow; Ejector system; Gas holdup

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DOWNFLOW; DRIFT FLUX MODELS; EJECTOR SYSTEMS; HYDROSTATIC FORCE;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33748066336     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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