Bubble sizes, breakup, and coalescence in deepwater gas/oil plumes

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 729-738

  Bandara, Uditha C ^a   Yapa, Poojitha D ^a  

^a Wallace H Coulter School of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Deep water; Gas; Oils; Plumes

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE BREAK-UP; BUBBLE SIZE; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; BUBBLE VOLUME; COALESCENCE RATE; DEEP WATER; FIELD DATA; GAS BUBBLE; GAS DISSOLUTION; KEY PROCESS; OIL-SPILL MODEL; OILS; PLUMES; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; SCENARIO SIMULATIONS; SHORT DISTANCES; TURBULENT JET;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DISSOLUTION; GAS OILS; GASES; OIL SPILLS;

COALESCENCE;

BUBBLE; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEEP WATER; JET FLOW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 79960135202     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000380     Document Type: Article

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