The transition from homogeneous to heterogeneous flow in a gassed, stirred vessel

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 363-370

  Gezork, K M ^a   Bujalski, W ^a   Cooke, M ^b   Nienow, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bubble size distribution; Flow regime transition; Homogeneous heterogeneous transition (observation and modelling); Hydrodynamics; Stirred vessel; Video technique

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COALESCENCE; DISPERSIONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; VELOCITY;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; COALESCENCE INHIBITED SOLUTIONS; FLOW REGIME TRANSITION; GAS VELOCITIES; HETEROGENEOUS FLOW; HOMOGENEOUS FLOW; STIRRED VESSEL; VIDEO TECHNIQUE;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; GAS-LIQUID MIXING; HYDRODYNAMICS; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 0033627560     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387600527482     Document Type: Conference Paper

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