Bubble velocity, size, and interfacial area measurements in a bubble column by four-point optical probe

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 350-363

  Xue, Junli ^a   Al Dahhan, Muthanna ^a   Dudukovic, M P ^a   Mudde, R F ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Bubble properties; Four point optical probe

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE PROPERTIES; FOUR-POINT OPTICAL PROBE;

MEASUREMENT THEORY; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 38849162805     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11386     Document Type: Article

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