Online conductivity measurement of residence time distribution of thin film flow in the spinning disc reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 207-208, Issue , 2012, Pages 885-894

  Mohammadi, Somaieh ^a   Boodhoo, Kamelia V K ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Peclet number; Plug flow; Radial dispersion; Residence time distribution; Spinning disc reactor; Tanks in series

Indexed keywords

PLUG FLOW; RADIAL DISPERSION; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; SPINNING DISC REACTORS; TANKS-IN-SERIES;

CENTRIFUGATION; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIQUID FILMS; MIXING; PECLET NUMBER; PIPE FLOW; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SURFACE WAVES; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84866851831     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.07.120     Document Type: Article

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