Micro-fabricated electrolytic micro-bubblers

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 706-722

  Lee, S ^a   Sutomo, W ^a   Liu, C ^a   Loth, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble; Electrode; Electrolysis; Generation; Micro fabrication

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CATHODES; ELECTRODES; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; SIZE DETERMINATION;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LAMINAR FLOW RATES; MICRO-FABRICATION; MICRO-RUBBERS;

ELECTROLYTIC ANALYSIS;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROLYSIS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 19044392421     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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