Connection between liquid distribution and gas-liquid mass transfer in monolithic bed

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 738-746

  Xu, Min ^a   Liu, Hui ^a   Li, Chengyue ^a   Zhou, Yuan ^a   Ji, Shengfu ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

flow distribution; gas liquid mass transfer; monoliths; single channel; Taylor flow

Indexed keywords

FLOW DISTRIBUTION; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; MONOLITHS; SINGLE-CHANNEL; TAYLOR FLOW;

GASES; MASS TRANSFER; NOZZLES; PACKED BEDS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 81355149195     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(11)60051-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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