Prediction of mass transfer coefficients in a slurry bubble column based on the geometrical characteristics of bubbles

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 106, Issue , 2014, Pages 119-125

  Nedeltchev, Stoyan ^a   Nigam, Krishna D P ^a   Schumpe, Adrian ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Correction factor; Critical bubble Reynolds number; Mass transfer coefficients; Penetration theory; Slurry bubble column

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR; BUBBLE COLUMNS; LIQUIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CORRECTION FACTORS; EFFECTIVE VISCOSITY; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACIAL AREAS; GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PENETRATION THEORY; SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; VOLUMETRIC LIQUID PHASE MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 84890366925     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.11.030     Document Type: Article

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