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The mechanics of vertical moving liquid‐liquid fluidized systems: II. Countercurrent flow
Author(s) -
Beyaert Bruce O.,
Lapidus Leon,
Elgin J. C.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690070113
Subject(s) - countercurrent exchange , fluidization , mechanics , liquid flow , flow (mathematics) , slugging , thermodynamics , materials science , chemistry , fluidized bed , chromatography , physics
In a previous publication it has been shown that for the case of liquid droplets moving through a second quiescent liquid the holdup vs. slip‐velocity ratio could be predicted on the basis of analogous rigid sphere fluidization data. The present paper extends these results to cover the countercurrent flow of both liquid phases. As long as the system is operated below the flooding point, the behavior of the spray column can be predicted from the corresponding solids fluidized data.