Coalescence in a steady-state rising foam

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 4866-4874

  Ireland, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Film drainage; Flotation; Foam

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; FILM DRAINAGE; FILM RUPTURE; FOAM CELLS; HYDRODYNAMIC REGIME; NON EQUILIBRIUM; RUPTURE MECHANISM; SIMPLE MODEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIME-SCALES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOTATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

COALESCENCE;

EID: 71749093045     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.07.027     Document Type: Article

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