Trickle flow distribution and stability by X-ray radiography

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 47-59

  van der Merwe, Werner ^a   Nicol, Willie ^a   de Beer, Frikkie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SANRAD   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Multiple hydrodynamic states; Trickle flow stability

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW PATTERNS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

LEVEC MODE; MULTIPLE HYDRODYNAMIC STATES; TRICKLE FLOW STABILITY;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34249684323     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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