Performance evaluation of UV reactor using optical diagnostic techniques

AIChE Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 208-217

  Elyasi, Siamak ^a   Taghipour, Fariborz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Performance evaluation; PLIF; UV reactor

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; FLUENCE DISTRIBUTION; NOVEL METHODS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTICAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PHOTOREACTIVE CHEMICALS; PHOTOREACTORS; PILOT SCALE; PLANAR LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE METHODS; PLIF; UV REACTOR; UV REACTORS;

OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING;

PHOTOREACTIVITY;

EID: 78650060125     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12251     Document Type: Article

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