A METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF MASS-TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS IN THE DIFFERENT REGIONS OF AIR LIFT REACTORS

被引:13
作者
MERCHUK, JC [1 ]
OSEMBERG, G [1 ]
SIEGEL, M [1 ]
SHACHAM, M [1 ]
机构
[1] BEN GURION UNIV NEGEV,PROGRAM BIOTECHNOL,IL-84105 BEER SHEVA,ISRAEL
关键词
AIR LIFT; MASS TRANSFER RATE; STRUCTURED MODEL;
D O I
10.1016/0009-2509(92)87038-R
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
The present state of the art in the experimental determination of mass transfer coefficient in Air Lift Reactors is reviewed. A criterion which allows to decide whether the assumption of perfect mixing of the liquid phase is valid was experimentally verified. For the cases where such assumption does not hold, a new method that renders local values of K(L)a in each of the regions of the reactor (riser, downcomer and gas separator) is presented. The model is based on a fluid dynamic structured model of the system.
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页码:2221 / 2226
页数:6
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