On the effect of liquid temperature upon bubble coalescence

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5704-5716

  Ribeiro Jr , Cláudio P ^a   Mewes, Dieter ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bouncing; Bubble; Bubble columns; Coalescence; Direct contact evaporators; Liquid temperature

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COALESCENCE; COMPUTATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY;

BOUNCING; BUBBLE COALESCENCE; DIRECT-CONTACT EVAPORATORS; LIQUID TEMPERATURE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; COMPUTATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY;

EID: 33745750957     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.04.043     Document Type: Article

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