Population balance simulation of gas-liquid contacting

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 7436-7445

  Azizi, F ^a   Al Taweel, A M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubble breakage and coalescence; Gas liquid reactors; Population balances; Process intensification; Static mixers

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

BUBBLE BREAKAGE; GAS-LIQUID REACTORS; POPULATION BALANCES; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; STATIC MIXERS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); NUMERICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 36148992579     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.08.083     Document Type: Article

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