Correspondence of gas holdup and bubble size in presence of different frothers

International Journal of Mineral Processing

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Azgomi, F ^a   Gomez, C O ^a   Finch, J A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubble rise velocity; Bubble size; Bubble swarms; Frother; Gas holdup

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLE SWARMS; FROTHERS; GAS HOLDUP;

GAS FUEL STORAGE;

EID: 34249802061     PISSN: 03017516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.minpro.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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