Application of CFD in the study of supercritical fluid extraction with structured packing: Dry pressure drop calculations

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-24

  Fernandes, João ^a   Simões, Pedro C ^a   Mota, José P B ^a   Saatdjian, Esteban ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

CFD modelling; Pressure drop; Structured packing; Supercritical fluids

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CURING; DROPS; DRYING; DYNAMICS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EXTRACTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FREE VOLUME; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PACKED BEDS; PACKING; PRESSURE DROP; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; TURBULENCE;

CFD MODELLING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD); DRY PRESSURE DROP; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTRACTION COLUMNS; FLUID EXTRACTION; HEAT TRANSFER RATES; HIGH FLOW; HIGH PRESSURES; LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW; LARGE SURFACE AREA; LIQUID-PHASE; PACKED COLUMNS; PACKED-BED; PACKING GEOMETRY; STRUCTURED PACKING; STRUCTURED PACKINGS; SUPER-CRITICAL;

FLUID MECHANICS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COSTS; CURING; DRYING; EXTRACTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; GEOMETRY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 50349100670     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2008.07.008     Document Type: Article

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