Four-point optical probe for measurement of bubble dynamics: Validation of the technique

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 293-300

  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; Validation

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

BUBBLE COLUMN; BUBBLE DYNAMICS; BUBBLE PROPERTIES; BUBBLE VELOCITIES; CHORD LENGTHS; FOUR-POINT; FOUR-POINT OPTICAL PROBE; GAS HOLD UPS; MULTI-PHASE FLOW SYSTEMS; OPTICAL PROBING; SPECIFIC INTERFACIAL AREA; VALIDATION; VIDEO IMAGING;

DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 49349109954     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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