Sound measurement as a means of gas-bubble sizing in aerated agitated tanks

AIChE Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1731-1739

  Boyd, J W R ^a   Varley, J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; GAS DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; OSCILLATIONS; ROTORS; SIZE DETERMINATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

AGITATOR; BUBBLE; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE; SOUND;

EID: 0032144903     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690440804     Document Type: Article

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