Bubble cluster formation in shear-thinning inelastic bubbly columns

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 166, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 32-41

  Vélez Cordero, J Rodrigo ^a   Zenit, Roberto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN MATERIALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bubbly flows; Clusters; Non Newtonian; Shear thinning

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE CLUSTERS; BUBBLE DIAMETER; BUBBLE SWARMS; BUBBLY FLOW; CLUSTERS; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; ELASTIC EFFECTS; FLOW INDICES; HYDRODYNAMIC INTERACTION; MONO-DISPERSED; NON-NEWTONIAN; RECTANGULAR BUBBLE COLUMNS; RISE VELOCITY; SHEAR THINNING; SHEAR THINNING FLUIDS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 78650173534     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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