Rise velocities of bubbles and slugs in gas-fluidised beds: Ultra-fast magnetic resonance imaging

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 82-93

  Muller C R ^a   Davidson, J F ^a   Dennis, J S ^a   Fennell, P S ^a   Gladden, L F ^a   Hayhurst, A N ^a   Mantle, M D ^a   Rees, A C ^a   Sederman, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bubble; Coalescence; Gas fluidised beds; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rise velocity; Slugs

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUBBLES COALESCE; GAS FLUIDISED BEDS; NON-INTRUSIVE TECHNIQUES; RISE VELOCITY;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33750992461     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.08.019     Document Type: Article

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