Local bubble size distributions in agitated vessels

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-143

  Laakkonen, Marko ^a   Moilanen, Pasi ^a   Aittamaa, Juhani ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agitation; Bubble size distribution; Capillary technique

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; CARBON DIOXIDE; COALESCENCE; IMPELLERS; MASS TRANSFER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STARCH; TURBINES;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION (BSD); CAPILLARY SUCTION PROBES (CSP); FLAT BED TURBINES (FBT); GAS-LIQUID REACTORS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

AGITATOR; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 13844289316     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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