Analysis of breakage and coalescence models for bubble columns

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 6089-6100

  Mitre, J F ^a   Takahashi, R S M ^a   Ribeiro, C P ^a   Lage, P L C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breakage; Bubble; Bubble columns; Coalescence; Population balance; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AIR-WATER SYSTEM; BREAKAGE; BUBBLE; BUBBLE BREAKAGE; BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTY; GAS SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; LIKELIHOOD TECHNIQUE; MODEL PARAMETERS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PARAMETER VALUES; PARAMETERS ESTIMATED; PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; POPULATION BALANCE MODELS; POPULATION BALANCES; SIMULATION;

BUBBLE FORMATION; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 77957926766     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.08.023     Document Type: Article

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