Modelling the hydrodynamics of gas-liquid packed beds via slit models: A review

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-25

  Iliuta, Ion ^a   Larachi, Faical ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Double slit model drag closures; Packed beds; Slit; Two fluid model; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS; THERMODYNAMICS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FLUID-PARTICLE; GAS-LIQUID INTERACTIONS; MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS; PACKED BED COLUMNS;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 33845309638     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1218     Document Type: Review

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