X-ray computed tomography of a gas-sparged stirred-tank reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2075-2085

  Ford, Jason J ^a   Heindel, Theodore J ^a   Jensen, Terrence C ^a   Drake, Joshua B ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Multiphase flow; Stirred tank reactor; Tomography; Visualization; Voidage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

RUSHTON-TYPE IMPELLER; STIRRED-TANK REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 40949105121     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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