Characterizing the liquid dynamics in cocurrent gas-liquid flows in porous media using twin-plane electrical capacitance tomography

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 310-323

  Hamidipour, M ^a   Larachi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drainage; Electrical capacitance tomography; Hydrodynamics; Liquid holdup; Packed bed

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CROSS-CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWNFLOW; ELECTRICAL CAPACITANCE TOMOGRAPHY; GAS FLOWRATE; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; GAS LIQUIDS; LIQUID DRAINAGE; LIQUID DYNAMICS; LIQUID HOLD UPS; LIQUID HOLDUP; NEW MODALITY; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PULSE FREQUENCIES; PULSE VELOCITY; REGIME TRANSITION; VOLUMETRIC FLUX;

CALIBRATION; CAPACITANCE; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PACKED BEDS; POROUS MATERIALS; TOMOGRAPHY;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 78149498117     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.058     Document Type: Article

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