Influence of surface tension gradient on liquid circulation time in a draft tube airlift reactor

This paper investigates the impact of surface tension gradient on liquid circulation time in a draft tube airlift reactor using dilute alcohol solutions. The experimental work proves the existence of three bubble regimes (Regime I: no bubbles in the downcomer; Regime II: a stagnant swarm of bubbles...

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Main Authors: Albijanic, Boris, Chatterjee, S., Subasinghe, Nimal, Asad, Mohammad W.A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4170