Hydrothermal oxidation treatment reactor: Experimental and simulated study of a non-anticipated phenomenon at the reactor inlet

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 234-240

  Dutournie P ^a   Mercadier, J ^b   Mateos D ^c   Cansell, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^c INST CHIM MATIERE COND BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Experimental device; Hydrothermal oxidation reactor; Laminar and turbulent flow; Thermal modelling; Viscosity increase

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INTAKE SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EXPERIMENTAL DEVICES; OXIDATION REACTORS; REACTOR INLET; THERMAL MODELING;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 34250362779     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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