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Hydrodynamic behaviour of a horizontal pulsed solvent extraction column. part 1: Flow characterization, throughput capacity and holdup
Author(s) -
Melnyk A. J.,
Vijayan S.,
Woods D. R.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450700302
Subject(s) - column (typography) , mass transfer , flow (mathematics) , extraction (chemistry) , solvent extraction , materials science , work (physics) , throughput , flooding (psychology) , characterization (materials science) , solvent , mechanics , chromatography , process engineering , analytical chemistry (journal) , computer science , chemistry , physics , engineering , nanotechnology , thermodynamics , telecommunications , psychology , organic chemistry , frame (networking) , psychotherapist , wireless
A horizontal pulsed solvent extraction column (HPC) has great potential in replacing vertical pulsed columns (VPC) in the separation of heavy elements in the nuclear industry. Published work examining the performance of the HPC suggests that the mass transfer efficiency for this column is comparable to the VPC, but information on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the HPC is sparse. This paper describes the flow characteristics of the HPC and presents experimental results and correlations for flooding conditions and holdup of the dispersed phase. Correlations obtained for the HPC for these hydrodynamic parameters are compared to published results for the VPC.