Smart RTD for multiphase flow systems

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1739-1749

  Simcik, M ^a   Ruzicka, M C ^a   Mota, A ^b   Teixeira, J A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PROCESS FUNDAMENTALS   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Fluid particle age; Multiphase systems; Residence time; RTD; SRTD

Indexed keywords

FLUID PARTICLES; MULTI PHASE SYSTEMS; RESIDENCE TIME; RTD; SRTD;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 84868352764     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.03.014     Document Type: Article

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