Bubbles in non-Newtonian fluids: Formation, interactions and coalescence

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 13-14, 1999, Pages 2247-2254

  Li, Huai Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Coalescence, non Newtonian fluids; Dynamical competition; Formation; Interactions

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIREFRINGENCE; BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLE FORMATION; CHAOS THEORY; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; RHEOLOGY; STRESS RELAXATION; VELOCITY;

BUBBLE RISE VELOCITY; DYNAMICAL COMPETITION; LYAPUNOV EXPONENT;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; COALESCENCE; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID;

EID: 0033166582     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00294-2     Document Type: Article

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