Mass transfer characterisation of a microstructured falling film at pilot scale

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 227, Issue , 2013, Pages 182-190

  Tourvieille, Jean Noël ^a   Bornette, Frédéric ^a   Philippe, Régis ^a   Vandenberghe, Quillaja ^a   Bellefon, Claude de ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Falling film; Film thickness; Mass transfer; Micro structured reactor

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION; FALLING FILM; FILM MORPHOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GAS-LIQUID-SOLID; MICROSTRUCTURED FALLING FILM; MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS;

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FILM THICKNESS; HYDROGENATION; LIQUID FILMS;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 84879840103     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.07.095     Document Type: Article

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