Numerical investigation of the hydrodynamics of split-and-recombination and multilamination microreactors

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 988-1001

  Méndez Portillo, Lionel S ^a   Heniche, Mourad ^a   Dubois, Charles ^a   Tanguy, Philippe A ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Micromixer; Microreactor; Multilamination; RTD; Split and recombination

Indexed keywords

MICRO MIXERS; MICRO-REACTOR; MULTILAMINATION; RTD; SPLIT-AND-RECOMBINATION;

HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 84874543354     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.13858     Document Type: Article

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