Toward a unified framework for the derivation of breakage functions based on the statistical theory of turbulence

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 6584-6595

  Kostoglou, M ^a,b   Karabelas, A J ^a,b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breakage process; Bubble size distribution; Mathematical modeling; Statistical approach to turbulence

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP BREAKUP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

BREAKAGE PROCESSES; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DROPLET SIZE EVOLUTION; STATISTICAL APPROACH TO TURBULENCE;

TURBULENT FLOW;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DROPLET; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 27444433145     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.05.051     Document Type: Article

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