Modeling and scaling of aeration bubble plumes: A two-phase flow analysis

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 617-630

  Bombardelli, F A ^a   Buscaglia, G C ^b   Rehmann, C R ^c   Rincon L E ^d   Garcia M H ^e  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO BALSEIRO   (Argentina)

^c Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^d CDM SMITH   (United States)

^e University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic Doppler velocimeter (ADV); Bubble plumes; Flow measurements; Scaling; Two fluid model equations; Two phase flows

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

BUBBLE PLUMES; TWO-FLUID MODEL EQUATION; TWO-PHASE FLOW ANALYSIS;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TWO PHASE FLOW;

AERATION; BUBBLE; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 35548947686     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2007.9521798     Document Type: Article

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