CFD modelling of liquid-liquid multiphase microstructured reactor: Slug flow generation

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 362-368

  Kashid, M N ^a   Renken, A ^a   Kiwi Minsker, L ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Microstructured reactor; Slug flow; Volume of fluid

Indexed keywords

CFD MODELLING; COMPLETE WETTING; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DISPERSED PHASE; DROPLET FORMATION; FLOW SYSTEMS; FLUID REACTION; INTERFACIAL AREAS; INTERFACIAL MASS TRANSFER; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; LIQUID SLUG; LIQUID-LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MASS TRANSFER MECHANISM; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; MICROREACTOR TECHNOLOGY; MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS; PARTIAL WETTING; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; PROCESS INDUSTRIES; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; SLUG FLOW; SOLID WALL; TWO-PHASE REACTIONS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DROP FORMATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; WETTING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 77949568401     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2009.11.017     Document Type: Article

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