Volumetric mass transfer coefficient in multiple-impeller gas-liquid contactors. Scaling-up study for various impeller types

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 240, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-61

  Labík, Libor ^a   Vostal, Radek ^a   Moucha, Tomáš ^a   Rejl, František ^a   Kordač, Michal ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gas liquid contactor design; Gas liquid mass transfer; Mixing; Multiple impeller; Scaling up correlations; Volumetric mass transfer coefficient

Indexed keywords

GAS-LIQUID CONTACTORS; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPLE-IMPELLER; SCALING-UP; VOLUMETRIC MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

LIQUID FILMS; MIXING; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

IMPELLERS;

EID: 84890377934     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.11.066     Document Type: Article

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