Effects of liquid viscosity and surface tension on atomization in two-phase, gas/liquid fluid coker nozzles

Fuel

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1872-1882

  Ejim, C E ^a   Rahman, M A ^b   Amirfazli, A ^b   Fleck, B A ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas to liquid ratio; Phase Doppler Particle Anemometer; Surface tension; Two phase spray; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DISTANCE; BITUMEN UPGRADING; CANOLA OIL; D-FIBRE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLUID MIXING; GASPHASE; INDUSTRIAL FLUIDS; LIQUID FLOW RATES; LIQUID PHASIS; LIQUID VISCOSITY; MARGIN OF ERROR; NOZZLE ORIFICE; PHASE-DOPPLER; POWER LAW RELATIONSHIP; PRIMARY OBJECTIVE; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETERS; SCALE MODELS; TWO-PHASE SPRAY; TWO-POINT; WATER SOLUTIONS;

ANEMOMETERS; ATOMIZERS; COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR; GLYCEROL; SPRAY NOZZLES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WETTING;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 77955270043     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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