Experimental investigation of gas-liquid distribution in monolith reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 7463-7470

  Behl, Mayank ^a   Roy, Shantanu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Gas liquid distribution; Gas liquid distributor; Monolith; Multiphase reactor

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; GAS DYNAMICS; PACKED BEDS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

GAS-LIQUID DISTRIBUTION; GAS-LIQUID DISTRIBUTOR; MULTIPHASE REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATION THEORY; GAS DYNAMICS; PACKED BEDS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 36048959506     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.08.032     Document Type: Article

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