Trickle-bed CFD studies in the catalytic wet oxidation of phenolic acids

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 7045-7052

  Lopes, Rodrigo J G ^a   Quinta Ferreira, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Catalytic wet oxidation; Computational fluid dynamics; Liquid holdup; Multiphase flow; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP;

CATALYTIC WET OXIDATION; LIQUID HOLDUP;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 36048961738     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.08.085     Document Type: Article

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