Identification of hydrodynamics characteristics in bubble columns through analysis of acoustic sound measurements-Influence of the liquid phase properties

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 127-138

  Al Masry, Waheed A ^a   Ali, Emad M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Bubble column; Bubble size distribution; Coalescence; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; COALESCENCE; DAMPING; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DAMPING RATIO; XANTHAN GUM (XG);

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BUBBLE COLUMNS; COALESCENCE; DAMPING; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33750936796     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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