Physical modelling of slag foaming in two-phase and three-phase systems in the churn-flow regime

Although the principal factors determining the stability of slag foams have been identified, there is little agreement as to the relative importance of these factors. In this paper the fluid properties, the influence of solid precipitates and the significance of bubble size distributions in the chur...

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Main Authors: Stadler, S., Eksteen, Jacques, Aldrich, Chris
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45629
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Eksteen, Jacques
Aldrich, Chris
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description Although the principal factors determining the stability of slag foams have been identified, there is little agreement as to the relative importance of these factors. In this paper the fluid properties, the influence of solid precipitates and the significance of bubble size distributions in the churn flow regime are considered. The slag viscosity appeared to be the most important factor in two-phase systems, while the addition of solids in three-phase systems was observed to stabilise the foam and increase its volume. Investigation of bubble size distributions suggested that liquids with more stable foam have smaller average bubble sizes than liquids with less stable foam.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-456292017-02-28T01:41:38Z Physical modelling of slag foaming in two-phase and three-phase systems in the churn-flow regime Stadler, S. Eksteen, Jacques Aldrich, Chris Although the principal factors determining the stability of slag foams have been identified, there is little agreement as to the relative importance of these factors. In this paper the fluid properties, the influence of solid precipitates and the significance of bubble size distributions in the churn flow regime are considered. The slag viscosity appeared to be the most important factor in two-phase systems, while the addition of solids in three-phase systems was observed to stabilise the foam and increase its volume. Investigation of bubble size distributions suggested that liquids with more stable foam have smaller average bubble sizes than liquids with less stable foam. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45629 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Stadler, S.
Eksteen, Jacques
Aldrich, Chris
Physical modelling of slag foaming in two-phase and three-phase systems in the churn-flow regime
title Physical modelling of slag foaming in two-phase and three-phase systems in the churn-flow regime
title_full Physical modelling of slag foaming in two-phase and three-phase systems in the churn-flow regime
title_fullStr Physical modelling of slag foaming in two-phase and three-phase systems in the churn-flow regime
title_full_unstemmed Physical modelling of slag foaming in two-phase and three-phase systems in the churn-flow regime
title_short Physical modelling of slag foaming in two-phase and three-phase systems in the churn-flow regime
title_sort physical modelling of slag foaming in two-phase and three-phase systems in the churn-flow regime
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45629