Magnetic resonance velocity imaging of liquid and gas two-phase flow in packed beds

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 142-148

  Sankey, M H ^a   Holland, D J ^a   Sederman, A J ^a   Gladden, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Magnetic resonance imaging; Porous media; Reaction engineering; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AND MODELS; CHALLENGING PROBLEMS; FIXED BED REACTORS; LIQUID AND GAS FLOWS; LIQUID VELOCITIES; MACROSCOPIC FLOWS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE VELOCITY IMAGING; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PHASE LIQUIDS; POROUS MEDIA; RATE MEASUREMENTS; REACTION ENGINEERING; SAMPLE ENVIRONMENTS; STABLE LIQUIDS; VELOCITY IMAGES;

AERODYNAMICS; ATOMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PACKED BEDS; POROUS MATERIALS; RESONANCE; SPHERES; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

ACETYLENE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BUTANE; FLUORINE; HYDROGEN; PROPANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GAS; KINETICS; LIQUID CRYSTAL; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ACETYLENE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BUTANES; CATALYSIS; FLUORINE; GASES; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROPANE;

EID: 58249129943     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2008.10.021     Document Type: Article

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