The bubble laden layer around inert anodes

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 495-500

  Kiss, László I ^a   Perron, Alexandre L ^a   Poncsák, Sándor ^a   Antille, Jacques ^b   Nguyen, Thin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b KAN NAK SA   (Switzerland)

^c Moltech Technology Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anode shape; Bubble driven flow; Covering factor; Inert anodes

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLIDIFICATION; SURFACE ANALYSIS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ANODE SHAPES; BUBBLE DRIVEN FLOWS; COVERING FACTORS; EULERIAN-EULERIAN APPROACH; INERT ANODES;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 34547906173     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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