| Journal: | Brazilian journal of chemical engineering |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000308979 |
| ISSN: | 0104-6632 |
| Authors: | Ribeiro-Junior, C.P1 Lage, P.L.C |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto Alberto Luiz Coimbra de Pos-Graduacao e Pesquisa de Engenharia, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Season: | Ene |
| Volumen: | 21 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Pages: | 69-81 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Experimental, aplicado |
| English abstract | Experimental bubble size distributions and bubble mean diameters were obtained by means of a photographic technique for a direct-contact evaporator operating in the quasi-steady-state regime. Four gas superficial velocities and three different spargers were analysed for the air-water system. In order to assure the statistical significance of the determined size distributions, a minimum number of 450 bubbles was analysed for each experimental condition. Some runs were also conducted with an aqueous solution of sucrose to study the solute effect on bubble size distribution. For the lowest gas superficial velocity considered, at which the homogeneous bubbling regime is observed, the size distribution was log-normal and depended on the orifice diameter in the sparger. As the gas superficial velocity was increased, the size distribution progressively acquired a bimodal shape, regardless of the sparger employed. The presence of sucrose in the continuous phase led to coalescence hindrance |
| Disciplines: | Química |
| Keyword: | Ingeniería química, Columna de burbujeo, Evaporación por contacto directo, Distribución por talla, Burbujas |
| Keyword: | Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Bubble column, Direct contact evaporation, Size distribution, Bubbles |
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