Influence of operating pressure on gas holdup and flow regime transition in a bubble column

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 829-832

  Matsubara, Hiroaki ^a   Naito, Kiyoshi ^a   Kuwamoto, Hideharu ^a   Sakaguchi, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a MITSUI CHEMICALS INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Flow regime; Gas holdup; High pressure; Organic solvents

Indexed keywords

BUBBLY FLOW REGIME; CHURN-TURBULENT FLOW REGIME; ELEVATED PRESSURE; FLOW REGIME; FLOW REGIME TRANSITION; GAS HOLDUP; GAS LIQUIDS; HIGH PRESSURE; OPERATING PRESSURE; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; SYSTEM PRESSURE;

BUBBLE FORMATION; FLOW OF WATER; GASES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 78249280590     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.10we157     Document Type: Article

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