A reassesment of relationship between riser and downcomer gas holdups in airlift reactors

被引:24
作者
Contreras, A [1 ]
Chisti, Y [1 ]
Molina, E [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Almeria, Dept Chem Engn, E-04071 Almeria, Spain
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10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00230-9
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TQ [化学工业];
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0817 ;
摘要
A mechanistic reinterpretation of empirical observations relating riser and downcomer gas holdups in airlift reactors is presented. Some of the existing empirical correlations are shown as special cases of a general equation based in the continuity principle.
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页码:4151 / 4154
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