Assessment of mass transfer coefficients in coalescing slug flow in vertical pipes and applications to tubular airlift membrane bioreactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1254-1268

  Ratkovich, N ^a   Berube, P R ^b   Nopens, I ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas liquid slug flow; Laminar regime; L v que relationship; Mass transfer coefficient; Non Newtonian liquid; Side stream membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DIMENSIONLESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOULING REDUCTION; GAS AND LIQUID FLOWS; GAS FLOWS; GAS-LIQUID SLUG FLOW; HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURES; LAMINAR REGIME; LIQUID FLOW; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; NEWTONIANS; NON-NEWTONIAN; OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; SHERWOOD NUMBERS; SIDE STREAMS; SIDE-STREAM MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; SLUG FLOW; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; TEST CASE; TUBULAR SYSTEM; VERTICAL PIPES;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; COALESCENCE; FLOCCULATION; HYDRAULICS; MEMBRANES; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; SHEAR FLOW;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 79551488395     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.12.034     Document Type: Article

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