화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.31, No.4, 574-581, April, 2014
DOI10.1007/s11814-013-0205-6  Export Citation
Gas holdup in tapered bubble column using pseudoplastic non-Newtonian liquids
Sumit Kumar Jana, Asit Baran Biswas, and Sudip Kumar Das†
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calcutta, 92, A. P. C. Road, Kolkata-700 009, India
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Experimental studies on the gas holdup in two tapered bubble columns using non-Newtonian pseudoplastic liquid have been reported. The effects of different variables such as gas flow rate, liquid viscosity, bed height, and orifice diameter of sieve plate on gas holdup have been investigated. An empirical correlation has been developed for the prediction of the gas holdup as a function of various measurable parameters of the system. The correlation is statistically acceptable.
Keywords:Bubble Columns;Non-Newtonian Liquid;Pseudoplastic Liquid;Gas Hold-up
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