A comparison of measurement techniques used in the analysis of evolving liquid-liquid dispersions

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 885-894

  O'Rourke, Alan M ^a   MacLoughlin, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Agitated vessel; Droplet size distributions; Liquid liquid dispersions; Measurement techniques

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILICONES; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WATER;

AGITATED SYSTEMS; DIRECT SAMPLING; IN SITU VIDEO MICROSCOPY; SILICONE OIL WATER DISPERSIONS;

DROP FORMATION;

DISPERSION; DROPLET; LIQUID-LIQUID MIXING; OIL-WATER EMULSION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 15744396365     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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