Area-to-volume data translation in the measurement of bubble size distributions via laser sheet and image analysis

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 17, Issue , 2009, Pages 603-608

  Busciglio, Antonio ^a   Brucato, Alberto ^a   Scargiali, Francesca ^a   Grisafi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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EID: 76149114261     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET0917101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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