Abstract
Impinging streams utilize a unique flow behavior of solid particles and gas phases to provide a simple tool for intensifying transfer processes in heterogeneous systems. The essence of impinging streams, shown schematically in lies in utilizing a unique flow configuration: two streams of suspended gas-solid particles flowing counter-currently on the same axis collide with each other. This technique can also be applied to gas-liquid, solid-solid, and liquid-liquid systems. Because of the special configuration of impinging streams, several specific phenomena intensify heat and mass transfer. Impinging streams can be used in several configuration. This paper discusses the theoretical analysis of impinging streams and describes the processes employing impinging streams, viz., adsorption and desorption, drying of solids, mixing of solids, dissolution of solids and combustion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 53-61 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Chemical Engineering Progress |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Materials Chemistry