The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns

Very viscous liquids (>100 Pa s) are found in form of heavy oils and polymers in industry as well as in the natural environment (silicatic magma). Little is known of their behaviour as gas bubbles up through them in vertical columns. Using advanced tomographic instrumentation, the characteristics...

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Main Authors: Azzopardi, Barry J., Pioli, L., Abdulkareem, L.A.
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Published: Elsevier 2014
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author Azzopardi, Barry J.
Pioli, L.
Abdulkareem, L.A.
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description Very viscous liquids (>100 Pa s) are found in form of heavy oils and polymers in industry as well as in the natural environment (silicatic magma). Little is known of their behaviour as gas bubbles up through them in vertical columns. Using advanced tomographic instrumentation, the characteristics of these flows have been quantified. It was found that: the gas mainly travels as very large bubbles which occupy a significant part of the column cross-section and that very small bubbles (~100 lm) are created and trapped within the liquid. There is a periodic rising and falling of the top surface of the gas/liquid column as the large bubbles rise to the top and burst.
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spelling nottingham-355552020-05-04T16:59:09Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35555/ The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns Azzopardi, Barry J. Pioli, L. Abdulkareem, L.A. Very viscous liquids (>100 Pa s) are found in form of heavy oils and polymers in industry as well as in the natural environment (silicatic magma). Little is known of their behaviour as gas bubbles up through them in vertical columns. Using advanced tomographic instrumentation, the characteristics of these flows have been quantified. It was found that: the gas mainly travels as very large bubbles which occupy a significant part of the column cross-section and that very small bubbles (~100 lm) are created and trapped within the liquid. There is a periodic rising and falling of the top surface of the gas/liquid column as the large bubbles rise to the top and burst. Elsevier 2014-12-04 Article PeerReviewed Azzopardi, Barry J., Pioli, L. and Abdulkareem, L.A. (2014) The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 67 . pp. 160-173. ISSN 0301-9322 Slug; Bubble column; Gas/liquid; Viscous http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030193221400161X doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2014.08.013 doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2014.08.013
spellingShingle Slug; Bubble column; Gas/liquid; Viscous
Azzopardi, Barry J.
Pioli, L.
Abdulkareem, L.A.
The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns
title The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns
title_full The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns
title_fullStr The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns
title_full_unstemmed The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns
title_short The properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns
title_sort properties of large bubbles rising in very viscous liquids in vertical columns
topic Slug; Bubble column; Gas/liquid; Viscous
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