Scale effects on the hydrodynamics of bubble columns operating in the heterogeneous flow regime

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1043-1053

  van Baten, J M ^a   Krishna, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion; Bubble columns; CFD; Heterogeneous flow regime; Scale effects regime transition

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSIONS; DRAG; HYDRODYNAMICS;

BUBBLE TERMINAL VELOCITY; SUPERFICIAL GASES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 4143152714     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/0263876041580703     Document Type: Article

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