CFD modelling of mass transfer with and without chemical reaction in the liquid-liquid slug flow microreactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 18-20, 2007, Pages 5102-5109

  Kashid, M N ^a   Agar, D W ^a   Turek, S ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical reaction; Finite element CFD model; Interphase mass transfer; Slug flow microreactor

Indexed keywords

LIQUID-LIQUID SLUG FLOW; MICROREACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; PHASE SEPARATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; VISCOSITY;

MASS TRANSFER;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; PHASE SEPARATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34547956467     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.01.068     Document Type: Article

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