Prediction of vinyl chloride drop sizes in stabilised liquid-liquid agitated dispersion

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3223-3233

  Zerfa, M ^a   Brooks, B W ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DROP BREAKUP; DROP FORMATION; LIQUIDS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SOLUTIONS; STABILITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

DROP SIZE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; HYDROLYSED POLYVINYL ACETATE; SAUTER MEAN DROP DIAMETER; VINYL CHLORIDES;

DISPERSIONS;

DISPERSION; DROPS; VINYL CHLORIDE;

EID: 0030153113     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(95)00389-4     Document Type: Article

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