Kinetics of ultrasonically induced coalescence within oil/water emulsions: Modeling and experimental studies

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1445-1454

  Pangu, G D ^a   Feke, D L ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic field; Coalescence; Droplet; Emulsion; Radiation forces

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; DROP FORMATION; EMULSIFICATION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTIC CHAMBERS; AQUEOUS EMULSIONS; COALESCENCE RATES; CONTINUOUS PHASIS; DROPLET; DROPLET SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; LOW INTENSITIES; MODEL PREDICTIONS; MODELING RESULTS; NON-UNIFORMITIES; OIL PHASE; OIL/WATER EMULSIONS; POPULATION BALANCE MODELS; RADIATION FORCES; RESONANT ULTRASONIC FIELDS; ULTRASONIC FIELDS;

COALESCENCE;

EID: 60549096067     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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