Estimating gas holdup via pressure difference measurements in a cocurrent bubble column

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 850-863

  Tang, Chengzhi ^a   Heindel, Theodore J ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Gas holdup; Gas liquid flow; Measurement error; Pressure difference; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SHEAR STRESS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

GAS HOLDUP; GAS-LIQUID FLOW; PRESSURE DIFFERENCE; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SHEAR STRESS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33644985593     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2006.02.008     Document Type: Article

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