A Study of the drop size distributions and hold-Up in short kühni columns

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 729-741

  Oliveira, N S ^a   Silva, D Moraes ^a   Gondim, M P C ^a   Mansur, M Borges ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drop size distributions; Hydrodynamics; K hni column; Liquid liquid extraction; Short columns

Indexed keywords

DROPS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; ROTORS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CONTINUOUS PHASE; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOW; DISPERSED PHASE; DROP DIAMETERS; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; OPERATING VARIABLES; SHORT COLUMN;

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

EID: 57249090653     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322008000400010     Document Type: Article

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