The impact of flow distribution on column performance: A computational fluid dynamics study

Journal of Chromatography A

Volumn 1369, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-130

  Smits, Wim ^a   Deridder, Sander ^a   Desmet, Gert ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; End fitting; Extra column band broadening; Fluid distributor

Indexed keywords

FLOW CONTROL;

COLUMN PERFORMANCE; DISTRIBUTOR DESIGNS; DISTRIBUTOR PERFORMANCE; END FITTING; EXTRA-COLUMN BAND BROADENING; FLUID DISTRIBUTORS; NON-UNIFORM FLOW FIELDS; OPERATING CONDITION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHIC COLUMN; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUMETRY; DEVICES; DIFFUSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIFFUSION; HYDRODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84909635928     PISSN: 00219673     EISSN: 18733778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.10.024     Document Type: Article

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