Liquid transport in a coalescing froth

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 654-661

  Ireland, Peter M ^a   Jameson, Graeme J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Drift flux; Flotation; Fluidization; Foam

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; FLUIDIZATION; FROTH FLOTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DRIFT-FLUX; LIQUID FRACTION;

FOAMS;

COALESCENCE; FLUIDIZATION; FOAMS; FROTH FLOTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 36049006463     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450850512     Document Type: Article

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