Effect of gas distributor on hydrodynamics in shallow bubble column reactors

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 847-854

  Lau, Raymond ^a   Sim, Wei Shan Beverly ^a   Mo, Rujuan ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Distributor effect; Fluidisation; Hydrodynamics; Shallow bed

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER; BUBBLE COALESCENCE; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; BUBBLE RISE VELOCITY; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DISTRIBUTOR EFFECT; GAS DISTRIBUTOR; GAS HOLD UP; PERFORATED PLATE; POROUS PLATE; SINGLE NOZZLE; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NOZZLES;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 72949091025     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20224     Document Type: Article

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