Theoretical analysis of tracer method for the measurement of wetting efficiency

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 18-20, 2007, Pages 5374-5379

  Julcour Lebigue, Carine ^a   Baussaron, Loïc ^a   Delmas, Henri ^a   Wilhelm, Anne Marie ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Internal diffusion; Liquid solid contacting; Reactor modelling; Tracer; Trickle bed; Wetting efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOT NUMBERS; INTERNAL DIFFUSION; LIQUID SOLID CONTACTING; REACTOR MODELLING; TRICKLE-BED REACTORS; WETTING EFFICIENCY;

CATALYSTS; DIFFUSION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WETTING;

RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

CATALYSTS; DIFFUSION; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WETTING;

EID: 34547943840     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.12.063     Document Type: Article

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