Lift force on bubbles in a bubble column reactor: Experimental analysis

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1710-1723

  Kulkarni, Amol A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Bubble; Bubble column; Bubble size; Hydrodynamics; LDA; Lift force

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HYDRODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUBBLE SIZE; LIFT FORCE; PHASE DISTINCTION;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); HYDRODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 38949214031     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.10.029     Document Type: Article

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