Bubble size in aerated stirred tanks

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 109-117

  Alves, S S ^a   Maia, C I ^a   Vasconcelos, J M T ^a   Serralheiro, A J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aerated stirred tanks; Bubble size; Gas liquid mass transfer

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTROLYTES; GAS TURBINES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

DUAL TURBINE STIRRED TANKS;

WATER TANKS;

AERATION; BUBBLE; MASS TRANSFER; SIZE; STIRRED TANK;

EID: 0037190672     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(02)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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