Two regime transitions to pseudo-homogeneous and heterogeneous bubble flow for various liquid viscosities

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1044-1050

  Yang, Jung Hoon ^a   Yang, Jung Il ^a   Kim, Hak Joo ^a   Chun, Dong Hyun ^a   Lee, Ho Tae ^a   Jung, Heon ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Bubble size distribution; Gas hold up; Pseudo homogeneous regime; Regime transition; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FLOW; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CRITICAL VISCOSITY; FLOW REGIMES; GAS HOLD-UP; HETEROGENEOUS FLOW; HOMOGENEOUS FLOW; HOMOGENOUS FLOW; LIQUID VISCOSITY; PSEUDO-HOMOGENEOUS REGIME; REGIME TRANSITION; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; TRANSITION POINT; TWO-REGIME;

BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW OF WATER; GASES; LIQUIDS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 77958153151     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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