Effect of impellers configuration on the gas dispersion in high-viscosity fluid using narrow annular gap unit. Part 1: Experimental approach

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 74, Issue , 2012, Pages 287-295

  Souidi, Kaies ^a   Mardaru, Anamaria ^a,b   Roudet, Matthieu ^a   Marcati, Alain ^a   Della Valle, Dominique ^c,d   Djelveh, Gholamreza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^c Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^d LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Bubble; Foam; Food processing; Hydrodynamics; Imaging; Laminar flow

Indexed keywords

AGITATED COLUMN; ANNULAR GAP; BUBBLE; BUBBLE BREAK-UP; DISPERSION PHENOMENA; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; GAS DISPERSION; HIGH VISCOSITY FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS (GENERAL); MEAN DIAMETER; ROTATION SPEED;

FOAMS; FOOD PROCESSING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IMPELLERS; LAMINAR FLOW;

CYLINDER CONFIGURATIONS;

EID: 84859377941     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.02.055     Document Type: Article

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