Theoretical model on the heat and mass transfer in silica gel packed beds during the regeneration assisted by high-intensity ultrasound

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 23-24, 2012, Pages 7133-7143

  Yao, Ye ^a   Zhang, Weijiang ^a   Yang, Kun ^a   Liu, Shiqing ^b   He, Beixing ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF ACOUSTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Heat and mass transfer; Packed bed; Regeneration; Silica gel; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOFUELS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; THERMOACOUSTICS; ULTRASONICS;

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER PROCESS; HIGH INTENSITY ULTRASOUNDS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PARAMETRIC -ANALYSIS; REGENERATION; REGENERATION PROCESS; THEORETICAL MODELING;

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 84865793685     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.07.028     Document Type: Article

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