Bubble rise velocities and drag coefficients in non-Newtonian polysaccharide solutions

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 257-266

  Margaritis, Argyrios ^a   Te Bokkel, Derek W ^a   Karamanev, Dimitre G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubble; Drag coefficient; Non Newtonian liquids; Polysaccharides; Terminal velocity

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DRAG; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY;

DRAG COEFFICIENTS;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

POLYSACCHARIDE;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; EVAPORATION; FERMENTATION; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PHASE; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

ALGINATES; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; DEXTRANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCANS; GLUCURONIC ACID; HEXURONIC ACIDS; KINETICS; POLYSACCHARIDES; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL;

BULLA SOLIDA;

EID: 0033527095     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19990805)64:3<257::AID-BIT1>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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