Experimental study of bubble formation at metal porous spargers: Effect of liquid properties and sparger characteristics on the initial bubble size distribution

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-281

  Kazakis, N A ^a   Mouza, A A ^a   Paras, S V ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Bubble size distribution; Coalescence; Homogeneous regime; Porous sparger; Sauter diameter

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COALESCENCE; FLOW RATE; PORE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HOMOGENEOUS REGIME; POROUS SPARGER; SAUTER DIAMETER;

BUBBLE FORMATION;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLE FORMATION; COALESCENCE; FLOW RATE; PORE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE TENSION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 38949107660     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.04.040     Document Type: Article

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