Scale-up and design of a continuous microwave treatment system for the processing of oil-contaminated drill cuttings

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-154

  Robinson, J P ^a   Kingman, S W ^a   Snape, C E ^a   Bradshaw, S M ^b   Bradley, M S A ^c   Shang, H ^a   Barranco, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous; Drill cuttings; Microwave; Scale up; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BULK MATERIALS HANDLING; CONTINUOUS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DRILL CUTTINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DESIGNS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODELLING; ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISCHARGE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FEEDSTOCK PROPERTIES; KEY DESIGN PARAMETERS; MICROWAVE APPLICATORS; MICROWAVE PROCESSING; MICROWAVE TREATMENT; OIL REMOVAL; OIL-CONTAMINATED DRILL CUTTINGS; PILOT SCALE; POWER DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SCALE-UP;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; MACHINE DESIGN; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MICROWAVE HEATING; MICROWAVES; PLANT LAYOUT; ROCK DRILLS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 74249086863     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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