Modeling of the evolution with length of bubble size distributions in bubble columns

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3663-3673

  Bordel, Sergio ^a   Mato, Rafael ^a   Villaverde, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bubble; Bubble columns; Evolution; Modeling; Simulation; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COALESCENCE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EVOLUTION; SIMULATIONS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIFIC INTERFACIAL AREA;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33645506489     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.12.035     Document Type: Article

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