Modelling continuous foam fractionation with reflux

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1286-1291

  Stevenson, Paul ^a   Jameson, Graeme J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foam; Fractionation; Reflux; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTIONATION; PNEUMATICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

LIQUID RATES; REFLUX RATIO;

FOAM CONTROL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOAM CONTROL; FRACTIONATION; PNEUMATICS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 34948852814     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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