The effect of dilution on the liquid-phase non-idealities in pilot scale upflow reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 13-14, 1999, Pages 2781-2785

  Thanos, A M ^a   Galtier, P A ^b   Papayannakos, N G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion; Dilution; Hold up; Non ideal flow; Upflow reactors

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PLANTS; DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; SOLUBILITY;

AXIAL DISPERSION; DILUTION; LIQUID PHASE NON IDEALITIES; PILOT SCALE UPFLOW REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

DILUTION; REACTOR; RESIDENCE TIME;

EID: 6544245164     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00330-3     Document Type: Article

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