Bubble characteristics in shallow bubble column reactors

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 197-203

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

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Bubble size distribution; Gas holdup; Shallow bed

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER; BED HEIGHT; BED SURFACE; BUBBLE CHARACTERISTICS; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; BUBBLE RISE VELOCITY; BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; GAS HOLD UP; GAS VELOCITY; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); GASES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 74249084937     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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