A modified model of computational mass transfer for distillation column

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1839-1850

  Sun, Z M ^a   Yu, K T ^a   Yuan, X G ^a   Liu, C J ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computational mass transfer (CMT); over(c2, ) lunate c model; Sieve tray; Simulation; Turbulent mass transfer diffusivity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; FLOW PATTERNS; TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL MASS TRANSFER (CMT); TURBULENT MASS TRANSFER DIFFUSIVITY;

MASS TRANSFER;

COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; FLOW PATTERNS; MASS TRANSFER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33847141429     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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