Analysis of dispersion coefficient of bubble motion and velocity characteristic factor in down and upflow bubble column reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3160-3170

  Majumder, Subrata Kumar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Dispersion coefficient of bubble motion; Downflow; Liquid jet; Upflow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

BUBBLE MOTION; DISPERSION COEFFICIENT; LIQUID JET;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 43849098231     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.03.029     Document Type: Article

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