Identification of regime transitions in an inner-loop airlift reactor using local bubble-induced pressure fluctuation signals

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 296-300

  Zhang, Wen Hui ^a,b   Li, Hong ^b   Li, Xingang ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Correlation dimension; Flow regime; Kolmogorov entropy; Local energy ratio; Pressure fluctuation signals

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION DIMENSIONS; FLOW REGIMES; KOLMOGOROV ENTROPY; LOCAL ENERGY; PRESSURE FLUCTUATION;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; ENTROPY; FLOW OF WATER; TRANSITION FLOW;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

EID: 77954535365     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.04.038     Document Type: Article

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