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Modelling of multiphase flow in packed beds by computer-assisted x-ray tomography
Toye, Dominique; Marchot, Pierre; Crine, Michel et al.
1996In Measurement Science and Technology, 7 (3), p. 436-443
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Keywords :
trickle flow; liquid maldistribution; rational description; cocurrent downflow; reactors; columns; hydrodynamics; filters
Abstract :
[en] The high resolution which can be obtained by computer-assisted x-ray tomography is used to investigate Various scale heterogeneities of the flow texture characterizing multiphase flow in packed beds. The direct counting of 'irrigated' pixels allows the determination of the number of individual liquid rivulets as well as their size. The evolution of the liquid flow texture versus the liquid velocity agrees quite well with the predictions of a percolation-based model. This agreement is further confirmed by the comparison of the experimental hold-up values averaged over the column cross-section with the theoretical model.
Disciplines :
Chemical engineering
Author, co-author :
Toye, Dominique  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie de la réaction et des réacteurs chimiques
Marchot, Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Systèmes polyphasiques
Crine, Michel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de chimie appliquée > Génie chimique - Opérations physiques unitaires
L'Homme, Guy ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Services généraux (Faculté des sciences appliquées) > Relations académiques et scientifiques (Sciences appliquées)
Language :
English
Title :
Modelling of multiphase flow in packed beds by computer-assisted x-ray tomography
Publication date :
1996
Journal title :
Measurement Science and Technology
ISSN :
0957-0233
eISSN :
1361-6501
Publisher :
Institute of Physics, Bristol, United Kingdom
Volume :
7
Issue :
3
Pages :
436-443
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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