Gas transfer and liquid dispersion inside a deep airlift reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 850-861

  Giovannettone, J P ^a   Gulliver, J S ^b  

^a Hydrologic Engineering Center   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeration; Airlift reactor; Bubble column; Dispersion; Gas liquid mass transfer; Gas liquid systems

Indexed keywords

AIR DISCHARGE; AIRLIFT REACTOR; GAS-LIQUID SYSTEMS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; DISPERSIONS; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISPERSIONS; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 42149183519     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11449     Document Type: Article

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