Multi-scale optical analyses of dynamic gas saturation during air sparging into glass beads

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-104

  Lazik, Detlef ^a   Krauss, G ^a   Geistlinger, H ^a   Vogel, H J ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bench scale; Gas saturation; Gravimetric; Incident light; Optical; Phase displacement; Pore scale

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MATERIALS;

2D FLOW; AIR SPARGING; DIFFERENT SCALES; GAS SATURATIONS; GLASS BEADS; MULTI SCALING; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); OPTICAL IMAGING; TWO PHASE;

OPTICAL GLASS;

GAS FLOW; GLASS; GRAVIMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHASE TRANSITION; PIXEL; POROUS MEDIUM; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TRANSIENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 46049089680     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-007-9184-6     Document Type: Article

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