Countercurrent flow distribution in structured packing via computed tomography

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-69

  Roy, Shaibal ^a   Kemoun, A ^a   Al Dahhan, M H ^a   Dudukovic, M P ^a   Skourlis, Thomas B ^b   Dautzenberg, Frits M ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Lummus Global Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Holdup; Hydrodynamics; Structured packing

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; GAMMA RAYS; GASES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

LIQUID VELOCITY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUPERFICIAL LIQUIDS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISTRIBUTION; FLUID FLOW; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 4744352547     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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