ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The hydrodynamics of countercurrent flow of liquids with a high density difference cannot be predicted reliably from correlations developed with data on fluids having low densities (usually water and organic solvents). Dispersed-phase holdup, flooding rates, and pressure drop during countercurrent flow of mercury and water were studied with several packing materials. Results show that, for a given packing, flooding rates and holdup can be correlated in terms of a single parameter, the superficial slip velocity. For the mercury-water system, this parameter is shown to be proportional to the packing diameter and packing void fraction for Raschig rings and solid cylindrical packing.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690190205
