Gas-liquid mass transfer in unbaffled dual-impeller mixers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1636-1647

  Cabaret, F ^a   Fradette, L ^a   Tanguy, P A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorption; Dispersion; Mixing; Multiphase reactors; Shaft off centering; Unbaffled

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DISPERSIONS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING;

MULTIPHASE REACTORS; SHAFT OFF-CENTERING;

MASS TRANSFER;

ABSORPTION; DISPERSIONS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING;

EID: 38949114598     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.11.028     Document Type: Article

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