Effect of internal on the hydrodynamics in external-loop airlift reactors

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-87

  Zhang, Tongwang ^a   Wang, Jinfu ^a   Wang, Tiefeng ^a   Lin, Jing ^a   Jin, Yong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Bubble breakup; Bubble size; Gas holdup; Internal; Radial profile

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAS HOLDERS;

AIRLIFT REACTORS; FLOW REDISTRIBUTION; LIQUID VELOCITY;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 4744357884     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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