Mixing in bubble columns: A new approach for characterizing dispersion coefficients

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 4369-4376

  Rubio, F Camacho ^a   Mirón, A Sánchez ^b   García, M C Cerón ^b   Camacho, F García ^b   Grima, E Molina ^b   Chisti, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion coefficient; Bubble column photobioreactors; Mixing; Radial dispersion coefficient

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; DISPERSIONS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; POTABLE WATER; SEAWATER;

AERATION VELOCITIES; DISPERSION MODELS; LIQUID-PHASE DISPERSION; RADIAL MIXING;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BIOREACTOR; BUBBLE COLUMN; DISPERSION; MIXING; PHOTOREACTOR;

EID: 4644372055     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.06.037     Document Type: Article

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