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Original Articles

MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES AND DATA INTERPRETATIONS FOR VALIDATING CFD MULTI PHASE REACTOR MODELS

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Pages 56-159 | Received 20 Jun 2000, Accepted 15 Jul 2000, Published online: 24 Oct 2007

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