Bubble sizes in electrolyte and alcohol solutions in a turbulent stirred vessel

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 339-348

  Machon, V ^b   Pacek, A W ^a   Nienow, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aeration; Bubble size distribution; Solute concentration; Stirred reactor; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BUBBLE COLUMNS; COALESCENCE; ELECTROLYTES; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE TENSION; WATER;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CAPILLARY TECHNIQUE; COALESCENCE CELLS; SOLUTE CONCENTRATION; STIRRED REACTORS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STIRRED TANKS;

EID: 0031106230     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387697523651     Document Type: Article

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