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Heat Transfer Studies in Ejector-induced Downflow Bubble Column

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Title Heat Transfer Studies in Ejector-induced Downflow Bubble Column
 
Creator Meshram, R B
Kundu, Gautam
Mukherjee, D
 
Subject Chemical Engineering
 
Description Temperature control in bubble columns is of great importance, since chemical reactions in many of the chemical, pharmaceutical, fertilizer, etc. industries are usually accompanied by heat supply or heat removal operations. In the present research work, the heat transfer coefficient of a two-phase co-current vertical downflow bubble column (i.d. 0.05 m x 1.6 m height) was evaluated. Experimental studies were carried out to calculate the heat transfer coefficient for operating temperature ranges from 60 degrees C to 90 degrees C. The effects of the superficial gas velocity (4.25 x 10(-3) to 9.58 x 10(-3) m/s), liquid velocity (8.50 x 10(-2) to 16.98 x 10(-2) m/s), gas holdup, and axial position were investigated. Empirical correlation was developed, based on a multiple regression analysis to calculate a heat transfer coefficient as a function of dimensionless numbers, including the Reynolds number, the Prandtl number, and the Froude number.
 
Publisher Berkeley Electronic Press
 
Date 2016
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Relation DOI: 10.1515/ijcre-2015-0057
http://eprints.nmlindia.org/7581/
 
Identifier Meshram, R B and Kundu, Gautam and Mukherjee, D (2016) Heat Transfer Studies in Ejector-induced Downflow Bubble Column. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 14/5 (IF-0.759). pp. 955-964.