Experimental study of a microchannel bubble injector for microgravity applications

Microgravity Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 107-111

  Arias, S ^a   Ruiz, X ^c,d   Casademunt, J ^d,e   Ramirez Piscina L ^a,b,d   Gonzalez Cinca R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CRAE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT D ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA IEEC   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bubble; Gas injection; Microgravity; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLUID DYNAMICS; JET PUMPS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

BUBBLE; BUBBLE INJECTIONS; BUBBLE INJECTORS; BUBBLE SIZES; CROSSOVER REGIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAS AND LIQUID FLOWS; GAS INJECTION; INJECTION CONDITIONS; MICROBUBBLE; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCES; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATIONS; SLUG FLOWS;

MICROGRAVITY;

EID: 58349114241     PISSN: 09380108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12217-008-9060-1     Document Type: Article

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