Effects of sparger geometry on the mechanism of flow pattern transition in a bubble column

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 130, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Vijayan, M ^a   Schlaberg, H I ^a   Wang, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Sparger geometry; Transition

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERNS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SENSORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

FLOW REGIMES; SPARGER GEOMETRY;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; FLOW PATTERNS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SENSORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247887507     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.06.024     Document Type: Article

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