An advanced microbubble generator and its application to a newly developed bubble-jet-type air-lift pump

Multiphase Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-342

  Sadatomi, Michio ^a   Kawahara, Akimaro ^a   Matsuyama, Fuminori ^a   Kimura, Takanao ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VACUUM;

BUBBLE GENERATION; MICROBUBBLE GENERATORS; VACUUM PRESSURE;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 38049129290     PISSN: 02761459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/MultScienTechn.v19.i4.20     Document Type: Article

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