Measurement of gas hold-up in bubble columns from low frequency acoustic emissions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 111-118

  Boyd, Jonathan W R ^a   Varley, Julie ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emissions; Bubble columns; Gas hold up

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RESONANCE;

LIQUID HEIGHT;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; BUBBLE COLUMN; GAS-LIQUID MIXING; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 0037190243     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(01)00297-2     Document Type: Article

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