Scale-up effects in coalescing dispersions - Comparison of liquid-liquid systems differing in interface mobility

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8-9 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2115-2125

  Podgórska, Wioletta ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Drop break up; Drop coalescence; Film drainage; Intermittency; Scale up; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DROP FORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; TURBULENCE; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

COALESCENCE RATE; COALESCING DISPERSIONS; LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSIONS; STIRRED TANK;

DISPERSIONS;

COALESCENCE; DROPLET; TURBULENCE;

EID: 14544280190     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.10.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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