Modeling and simulation of trickle-bed magnetohydrodynamics in inhomogeneous magnetic fields

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1417-1427

  Iliuta, Ion ^a   Larachi, Faïçal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Liquid holdup; Magnetic field gradient; Paramagnetic and diamagnetic fluids; Pressure gradient; Trickle bed

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROCESSES; DIAMAGNETIC GAS;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; HYDRAULIC TORQUE CONVERTERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAGNETIZATION; PARAMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

EID: 4344604834     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2003.03.003     Document Type: Article

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