Liquid flow distribution and particle-fluid heat transfer in trickle-bed reactors: The influence of periodic operation

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1403-1410

  Borremans, D ^a   Rode, S ^a   Wild, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Maldistribution; Steady state operation; Trickle bed reactor

Indexed keywords

LIQUID COLLECTORS; LIQUID VELOCITY;

COALESCENCE; HEAT TRANSFER; IRRIGATION; TRICKLING FILTRATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID FLOW; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

EID: 4344711356     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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