Bubbling process in stirred tank reactors II: Agitator effect on the mass transfer rates

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3223-3234

  Martín, Mariano ^a   Montes, Francisco J ^a   Galán, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Geometry; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Stirred tanks

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; MASS TRANSFER;

EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; STIRRED TANKS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 43849113270     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.03.035     Document Type: Article

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