Flow field and residence time distribution simulation of a cross-flow gas-liquid wastewater treatment reactor using CFD

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2436-2449

  Le Moullec, Yann ^a   Potier, Olivier ^a   Gentric, Caroline ^a   Pierre Leclerc, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Multiphase flow; RTD; Simulation; Turbulence; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TURBULENCE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY (LDV); WASTEWATER TREATMENT REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISPERSIONS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TURBULENCE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 41749123021     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.01.029     Document Type: Article

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