Hydrodynamics of trickle bed reactors at high pressure: Two-phase flow model for pressure drop and liquid holdup, formulation and experimental validation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 7026-7032

  Boyer, C ^a   Volpi, C ^a   Ferschneider, G ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Liquid holdup; Multiphase flow model; Packed bed; Pressure drop; Trickle flow

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP; VISCOSITY;

LIQUID HOLDUP; MULTIPHASE FLOW MODEL; TRICKLE FLOW;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP; VISCOSITY;

EID: 36048940018     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.08.036     Document Type: Article

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