Residence time distribution and liquid holdup in Kenics® KMX static mixer with hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber solution and hydrogen gas system

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 3320-3328

  Madhuranthakam, Chandra Mouli R ^a   Pan, Qinmin ^a   Rempel, Garry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Holdup; Hydrodynamics; Multiphase flow; Polymers; Static mixer

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DISPERSION COEFFICIENTS; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DISPERSED PHASE; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; GASPHASE; HOLDUP; HYDRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HYDRODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROGENATED NITRILE BUTADIENE RUBBERS; IN-LINE; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; LAMINAR FLOW REGIMES; LIQUID HOLD UPS; LIQUID PHASE; LIQUID SYSTEM; MIXING ELEMENTS; MONO-CHLOROBENZENE; OPERATING CONDITION; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; STATIC MIXER; STATIC MIXERS;

BUTADIENE; CYANIDES; FLOW RATE; GASES; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; LAMINAR FLOW; LIQUIDS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PECLET NUMBER; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; POLYMERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RUBBER;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 67349279303     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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