Effect of fiber length distribution on gas holdup in a cocurrent air-water-fiber bubble column

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1408-1417

  Tang, Chengzhi ^a   Heindel, Theodore J ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Fiber length distribution; Fiber suspension; Hydrodynamics; Multiphase flow; Voidage

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; RAYON; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FIBER SUSPENSIONS; VOIDAGE;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; RAYON; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

DISPERSIONS; FIBER LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; RAYON;

EID: 33846297685     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.11.042     Document Type: Article

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