Modeling the breakup of fluid particles in turbulent flows

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2031-2038

  Andersson, Ronnie ^a   Andersson, Bengt ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breakup rate; Bubble; Deformation; Drop; Multiphase; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DEFORMATION; DROP BREAKUP; EDDY CURRENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TURBULENCE;

BREAKUP RATE; DROP; HIGH-SPEED IMAGING TECHNIQUE; MULTIPHASE;

TURBULENT FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DEFORMATION; DROP BREAKUP; EDDY CURRENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33744805380     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10832     Document Type: Article

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