Influence of structured packing on gas holdup in a three-phase bubble column

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 6595-6603

  Monsalvo, Matías ^a   Böhm, Ursula ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Gas holdup; Slurry bubble column; Structured packing; Viscous liquids

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; SILICON CARBIDE; SLURRIES; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

CARBIDE PARTICLES; GAS HOLDUP; LIQUID VISCOSITY; SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN; STRUCTURED PACKING; VOLUMETRIC FRACTION;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; GLYCEROL; SILICON CARBIDE; SLURRIES; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 35348959991     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.07.056     Document Type: Article

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