Coalescence during bubble formation at two neighbouring pores: An experimental study in microscopic scale

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 5160-5178

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

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Bubble size; Coalescence; Coalescence time; Micro tubes; Porous sparger

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); EXPERIMENTS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; LIQUIDS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VIDEO RECORDING;

BUBBLE COLUMN; BUBBLE SIZE; COALESCENCE; COALESCENCE TIME; MICRO-TUBES; POROUS SPARGER;

INJECTION (OIL WELLS);

EID: 53149110012     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.07.006     Document Type: Article

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