Holdup and pressure drop studies in structured packings with catalysts

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 45-54

  Ratheesh, S ^a   Kannan, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Dispersed phase liquid holdup; Flow pattern studies; KATAPAK SP 12; Pressure drop; Reactive distillation; Structured packing

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PACKED BEDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RECYCLING;

FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW PATTERN; REACTIVE DISTILLATION;

PRESSURE DROP;

PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 8344225292     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2004.08.004     Document Type: Article

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