Facilities & Process Engineering

GHSV

Definition

Gas Hourly Space Velocity

GHSV means Gas Hourly Space Velocity. GHSV is a measure of how long it takes in a chemical reactor to process one reactor volume of fed gases. It is obtained by dividing the gas flow at standard conditions (STP) by the…

GHSV is a measure of how long it takes in a chemical reactor to process one reactor volume of fed gases. It is obtained by dividing the gas flow at standard conditions (STP) by the volume of the reactor. A related term is the Liquid Hourly Space Velocity (LHSV).

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