Turbulently flowing liquid-liquid dispersions. Part I: Drop breakage and coalescence

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 715-725

  Azizi, F ^a   Taweel, A M Al ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breakage; Coalescence; Drop size distribution; Liquid liquid dispersion; Population balance; Static mixers

Indexed keywords

BREAKAGE; DROP SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LIQUID-LIQUID DISPERSION; POPULATION BALANCES; STATIC MIXERS;

COALESCENCE; DISPERSIONS; DROPS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); PIPE FLOW; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 78650513916     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.11.050     Document Type: Article

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