A new approach for the prediction of gas holdup in bubble columns operated under various pressures in the homogeneous regime

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 744-755

  Nedeltchev, Stoyan ^a,b   Schumpe, Adrian ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Bubble dhape; Gas holdup; Hydrodynamics; Organic liquids

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; FORECASTING; GASES;

AVERAGE RELATIVE ERROR; BUBBLE DHAPE; CORRECTION FACTORS; ELLIPSOIDAL BUBBLES; GAS DENSITY; GAS HOLD UPS; GAS HOLDUP; GAS LIQUIDS; HOMOGENEOUS FLOWS; HOMOGENEOUS REGIME; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACIAL AREA; LIQUID MIXTURES; NEW APPROACHES; ORGANIC LIQUIDS; TAP WATER;

DENSITY OF GASES;

EID: 50349094016     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.08we005     Document Type: Article

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