Radial dispersion in liquid upflow through solid siC foams

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4329-4334

  Truong Huu, Tri ^a   Philippe, Régis ^b   Nguyen, Patrick ^c   Edouard, David ^a   Schweich, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b LGPC CNRS   (France)

^c Technical Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIAMETERS; LIQUID FLOW; MECHANICAL DISPERSION; RADIAL DISPERSION; RADIAL HEAT CONDUCTIVITY; SOLID FOAM; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY;

LIQUIDS; PACKED BEDS; VOID FRACTION;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 79954545576     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie1017942     Document Type: Article

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