On the effect of phase fraction on drop size distribution of liquid-liquid dispersions in agitated vessels

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 803-808

  Razzaghi, Kiyanoosh ^a   Shahraki, Farhad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Break up; Coalescence; Drop size distribution; Liquid liquid dispersion; Phase fraction

Indexed keywords

AGITATED VESSEL; BREAK-UP; DROP SIZE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; KOLMOGOROV; LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSIONS; PHASE FRACTIONS; PHASE RATIOS; WEBER NUMBERS;

COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DISPERSIONS; DROPS; FLOCCULATION; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 77953542196     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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