Influence of liquid viscosity and surface tension on the gas-liquid mass transfer coefficient for solid foam packings in co-current two-phase flow

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1094-1106

  Stemmet, C P ^a   Bartelds, F ^a   van der Schaaf, J ^a   Kuster, B F M ^a   Schouten, J C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co current downflow; Co current upflow; Gas liquid structured reactors; Liquid viscosity; Mass transfer; Solid foam

Indexed keywords

DROPS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

CO-CURRENT DOWNFLOW; CO-CURRENT UPFLOW; DOWN-FLOW; FRICTIONAL ENERGIES; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROPS; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; GAS-LIQUID STRUCTURED REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; LIQUID HOLD UPS; LIQUID VISCOSITIES; LIQUID VISCOSITY; MASS-TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PER LINEAR INCH; SOLID FOAM; SOLID FOAM PACKINGS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

EID: 51849166539     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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