Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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159151 | Chemical Engineering Science | 2007 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
A functional form of equation for predicting pressure drop in a modified non-Newtonian downflow bubble column has been formulated. The equation has been developed based on the bubble formation, drag at interface and the wettability effect of the liquid. Also the bubble–liquid interfacial shear stress in two-phase flow is analyzed and correlated with the dynamic, geometric and physical variables. The functional form of equation appears to predict the pressure drop satisfactorily for two-phase dispersed flow in the co-current modified downflow bubble column with carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC) solution in water with different concentrations.
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Authors
Subrata Kumar Majumder, Gautam Kundu, Dibyendu Mukherjee,