On the drift-flux analysis of flotation and foam fractionation processes

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 635-642

  Stevenson, Paul ^a   Fenneil, Paul S ^b   Calvin, Kevin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drift flux; Flotation; Foam; Foam fractionation; Froth

Indexed keywords

FLOTATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUXES; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

BUBBLY LIQUIDS; CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; DRIFT FLUX; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FLUX ANALYSES; FOAM FRACTIONATION; FOAM FRACTIONATIONS; FROTH; PHASE FRACTIONS;

FROTH FLOTATION;

EID: 54949086810     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20076     Document Type: Article

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