Tomographic imaging during semi-batch reactive precipitation of barium sulphate in a stirred vessel

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 615-626

  Rodgers, T L ^a   Stephenson, D R ^a   Cooke, M ^a   York, T A ^b   Mann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EIT; Mixing; Multi phase reactor; Precipitation; Tomography

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SODIUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AGITATION RATES; BARIUM CHLORIDES; BARIUM SULPHATE; EIT; FINITE-ELEMENT APPROACHES; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; PITCHED BLADE TURBINES; PLUME STRUCTURES; PRECIPITATION; PROCESS CONDITIONS; REACTION PROGRESS; REACTIVE SYSTEMS; RECONSTRUCTED IMAGES; SEMI BATCHES; SODIUM SULPHATE; STIRRED TANK REACTORS; STIRRED VESSELS; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING; VISUALISATION;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 61349102360     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.12.026     Document Type: Article

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