Hydrodynamics and mass transfer characteristics of gas-liquid ejectors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 83-103

  Balamurugan, S ^a   Lad, Mayank D ^a   Gaikar, Vilas G ^a   Patwardhan, Ashwin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Ejector; Entrainment; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Multiphase flow; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; NOZZLES; PRESSURE DROP;

EJECTOR; ENTRAINMENT; NOZZLE DIAMETER;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; NOZZLES; PRESSURE DROP; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 34248371248     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.12.026     Document Type: Article

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