Hydrodynamics of airlift reactor with internal circulation loop: Experiment vs. CFD simulation

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 892-907

  Lestinsky, P ^a   Vayrynen, P ^b   Vecer, M ^a   Wichterle, K ^a  

^a VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Bubbles; CFD simulation; Draft tube

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891694841     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.07.482     Document Type: Conference Paper

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