Influence of energy spectrum distribution on drop breakage in turbulent flows

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 117, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-70

  Han, Luchang ^a   Gong, Shenggao ^a   Li, Yongqiang ^a   Gao, Ningning ^a   Fu, Jin ^a   Luo, He'an ^a   Liu, Zhifen ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breakage frequency; Drop; Energy spectrum distribution; Mathematical modeling; Multiphase flow; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

DROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SPECTROSCOPY; TURBULENCE;

BREAKAGE MODELS; BREAKAGE RATES; DROP BREAKAGES; DROP DIAMETERS; ENERGY SPECTRA; ENERGY SPECTRUM DISTRIBUTION; OPERATING CONDITION; SPECTRUM RANGE;

TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 84903751699     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.06.018     Document Type: Article

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