Application of computational fluid dynamics to fixed bed adsorption calculations: Effect of hydrodynamics at laboratory and industrial scale

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 466-474

  Augier, F ^a   Laroche, C ^a   Brehon, E ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Adsorption; CFD; Design; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION TOWERS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS ENGINEERING; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

ADSORBENT PARTICLES; ADSORPTION COLUMNS; ADSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIUM; AXIAL DISPERSIONS; CFD; CHANNELLING EFFECTS; CHEMICAL SPECIES; DESIGN; DIFFERENT SCALES; FIXED-BED ADSORPTION; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; LABORATORY SCALE; NUMERICAL MODELLING; SCALE-UP;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 52949147120     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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