A literature review of theoretical models for drop and bubble breakup in turbulent dispersions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 3389-3406

  Liao, Yixiang ^a   Lucas, Dirk ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breakup frequency; Breakup mechanisms; Daughter size distribution; Population balance equation; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

BREAKUP FREQUENCY; BREAKUP MECHANISMS; BUBBLE BREAK-UP; DAUGHTER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FLUID PARTICLES; INTERFACIAL INSTABILITY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; SHEARING-OFF; THEORETICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE FLUCTUATIONS; TURBULENT DISPERSION; VISCOUS SHEAR;

DROPS; SIZE DETERMINATION;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 67649401704     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.04.026     Document Type: Review

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