Novel application of X-ray computed tomography: Determination of gas/liquid contact area and liquid holdup in structured packing

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 5734-5753

  Green, Christian W ^a   Farone, John ^a   Briley, Julie K ^a   Eldridge, R Bruce ^a   Ketcham, Richard A ^b   Nightingale, Ben ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; MASS TRANSFER;

STRUCTURED PACKING; WETTED AREA; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

TOMOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTION; MASS TRANSFER; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34548248694     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0701827     Document Type: Article

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