Development of an image measurement technique for size distribution in dense bubbly flows

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-29

  Lau, Y M ^a   Deen, N G ^a   Kuipers, J A M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Digital image analysis; Fluid mechanics; Gas liquid flow; Multiphase flow; Multiphase reactors

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BUBBLE COLUMNS; FLUID MECHANICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; VOID FRACTION;

BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; IMAGE ANALYSIS METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; IMAGE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; OVERLAPPING CLUSTERS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

EID: 84875512930     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.02.043     Document Type: Article

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