A look at three measurement techniques for bubble size determination

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-57

  Vazquez, A ^a   Sanchez, R M ^a   Salinas Rodriguez E ^a   Soria, A ^a   Manasseh, R ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bubble generators; Bubble size measurement; Inverted funnel; Passive acoustic; Visualization techniques

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE GENERATORS; BUBBLE SIZE MEASUREMENT; INVERTED FUNNEL; PASSIVE ACOUSTICS; VISUALIZATION TECHNIQUES;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CAPILLARY TUBES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; UNSTEADY FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 25144506244     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2005.03.018     Document Type: Article

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