A new tracer method for determination of liquid‐solid contacting efficiency in trickle‐bed reactors
- 1 September 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in AIChE Journal
- Vol. 22 (5) , 894-904
- https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.690220513
Abstract
A new tracer technique is reported for the determination of liquid‐solid contacting efficiency and liquid holdup in trickle beds packed with small alumina particles. Holdup was a function of liquid mass velocity for both porous and nonporous packing. Contacting efficiency remained uniform at a level of 65%.Keywords
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