Hydrodynamics and mass transfer studies on a plate microreactor

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 50, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1186-1192

  Ratchananusorn, Warin ^a   Semyonov, Denis ^a   Gudarzi, Davood ^a   Kolehmainen, Eero ^a   Turunen, Ilkka ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Gas holdup; Interfacial area; Mass transfer; Microreactor; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

DEEP FLOW; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FLOW BEHAVIORS; FLOW CONDITION; GAS HOLD UP; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACIAL AREAS; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; IMAGE-PROCESSING SOFTWARE; INTERFACIAL AREAS; LIQUID PHASIS; MASS TRANSFER RATE; MASS TRANSFER STUDIES; MICRO-REACTOR; MIXING BEHAVIORS; OPTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; TWO PLATES; VOLUMETRIC MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DEIONIZED WATER; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIQUIDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 82755197735     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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