Chord length distributions measurements during crystallization and agglomeration of gas hydrate in a water-in-oil emulsion: Simulation and experimentation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1185-1200

  Leba, Hung ^a,b   Cameirao, Ana ^a   Herri, Jean Michel ^a   Darbouret, Myriam ^b   Peytavy, Jean Louis ^c   Glénat, Philippe ^c  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; CLD (chord length distribution); Crystallization; FBRM (focused beam reflectance measurement); Gas hydrates

Indexed keywords

CHORD LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; CHORD LENGTHS; CLD (CHORD LENGTH DISTRIBUTION); CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; FBRM (FOCUSED BEAM REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT); FLOW LOOPS; FOCUSED BEAM REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT; FRACTAL AGGREGATE; HYDRATE PARTICLES; IN-SITU; LABORATORY SCALE; MONODISPERSE; PILOT SCALE; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; PRIMARY PARTICLES; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; WATER DROPLETS; WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS;

AGGREGATES; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GAS HYDRATES; GASES; HYDRATION; MEASUREMENTS; METALLIC GLASS; MINING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE DROP; PROBES; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 71849091522     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.09.074     Document Type: Article

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