Modelling local gas - Liquid mass transfer in agitated vessels

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 85, Issue 5 A, 2007, Pages 665-675

  Laakkonen, Marko ^a   Moilanen, P ^a   Alopaeus, V ^a   Aittamaa, J ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agitation; Bubble size distribution; Gas liquid mass transfer; Maxwell Stefan diffusion; Population balance

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MIXING;

AGITATED VESSELS; GAS PHASE CONCENTRATIONS; LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; MAXWELL-STEFAN DIFFUSION; TURBULENE ENERGY DISSIPATION; TWO-FILM THEORY;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL REACTORS; COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MIXING;

EID: 34250796254     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd06171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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