Influence of water level on oil-water separation by residence time distribution curves investigations

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 48-55

  Behin, J ^a   Aghajari, M ^a  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Modeling; Oil water separation; Radioactive tracer; Residence time distribution; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949158576     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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