On the measurement of bubble size distribution in gas-liquid contactors via light sheet and image analysis

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2558-2568

  Busciglio, A ^a   Grisafi, F ^a   Scargiali, F ^a   Brucato, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bubble size distribution; Chord length distribution; Image analysis; Laser sheet; PIV

Indexed keywords

AGITATED VESSEL; BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; BUBBLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CHORD LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; EXTREME DISTRIBUTION; FLOW QUANTITIES; GAS LIQUIDS; GAS-LIQUID CONTACTORS; IMAGE INFORMATION; IMAGE PROCESSING TOOLS; LASER SHEETS; LIGHT SHEET; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY TECHNIQUE;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUIDS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 77649193102     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.12.031     Document Type: Article

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