On the breakup of fluid particles in turbulent flows

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2020-2030

  Andersson, Ronnie ^a   Andersson, Bengt ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Binary and multiple breakup; Breakup; Bubble; Daughter size distribution; Deformation; Drop; Fluid particle; High speed imaging technique; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DEFORMATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TURBULENCE;

BINARY AND MULTIPLE BREAKUP; BREAKUP; DAUGHTER SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DROP; FLUID PARTICLE; HIGH-SPEED IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

TURBULENT FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DEFORMATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33744801966     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10831     Document Type: Article

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