Dynamics of a bubble column: Influence of gas distribution on coherent structures

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 389-394

  Harteveld, Wouter K ^a   Mudde, Robert F ^a   Van Den Akker, Harrie E A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Coherent structures; LDA; Sparger; Uniform aeration

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS;

GAS DISTRIBUTION; LASER DOPPLER ANEMOMETRY (LDA);

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

GLASS;

BUBBLE COLUMN; DYNAMICS; GAS FLOW; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

AERATION; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DYNAMICS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GAS ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

EID: 2942684895     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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