CFD simulation of bubble columns incorporating population balance modeling

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2267-2282

  Bhole, M R ^a   Joshi, J B ^a   Ramkrishna, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Break up; Bubble column; CFD; Coalescence; Population balance model

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STEADY FLOW;

BUBBLE NUMBER DENSITY; POPULATION BALANCE MODEL;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 40949156163     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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