[HTML][HTML] Two-phase bubble columns: A comprehensive review

G Besagni, F Inzoli, T Ziegenhein - ChemEngineering, 2018 - mdpi.com
We present a comprehensive literature review on the two-phase bubble column; in this
review we deeply analyze the flow regimes, the flow regime transitions, the local and global …

Measuring techniques in gas–liquid and gas–liquid–solid reactors

C Boyer, AM Duquenne, G Wild - Chemical Engineering Science, 2002 - Elsevier
This article offers an overview of the instrumentation techniques developed for multiphase
flow analysis either in gas/liquid or in gas/liquid/solid reactors. To characterise properly such …

Measurement of bubble and pellet size distributions: past and current image analysis technology

B Junker - Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 2006 - Springer
Measurements of bubble and pellet size distributions are useful for biochemical process
optimizations. The accuracy, representation, and simplicity of these measurements improve …

The dual effect of viscosity on bubble column hydrodynamics

G Besagni, F Inzoli, G De Guido… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Some authors, in the last decades, have observed the dual effect of viscosity on gas holdup
and flow regime transition in small-diameter and small-scale bubble columns. This work …

Bubble size distributions and shapes in annular gap bubble column

G Besagni, F Inzoli - Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 2016 - Elsevier
An understanding of the bubble properties, size distributions and shapes is of fundamental
importance for comprehending flow dynamics and mass transfer phenomena in bubble …

The effect of liquid phase properties on bubble column fluid dynamics: Gas holdup, flow regime transition, bubble size distributions and shapes, interfacial areas and …

G Besagni, F Inzoli - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The correct design, operation and scale-up of bubble columns rely on the knowledge of the
fluid dynamics at the “bubble-scale” and at the “reactor-scale”. This paper contributes to the …

Comprehensive experimental investigation of counter-current bubble column hydrodynamics: Holdup, flow regime transition, bubble size distributions and local flow …

G Besagni, F Inzoli - Chemical Engineering Science, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, we apply a variety of experimental techniques to investigate the influence of
the counter-current mode on bubble column hydrodynamics. We study an air–water bubble …

Estimation of bubble size distributions and shapes in two-phase bubble column using image analysis and optical probes

G Besagni, P Brazzale, A Fiocca, F Inzoli - Flow Measurement and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A precise estimation of bubble size distributions and shapes is required to characterize the
bubble column fluid dynamics at the “bubble-scale”, and to evaluate the heat and mass …

Experimental study of bubble formation at metal porous spargers: effect of liquid properties and sparger characteristics on the initial bubble size distribution

NA Kazakis, AA Mouza, SV Paras - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2008 - Elsevier
This work is a study of the effect of liquid properties and pore size on the initial bubble size
distribution of a bubble column equipped with fine pore sparger. Various liquids covering a …

Interfacial area concentration of bubbly flow systems

T Hibiki, M Ishii - Chemical Engineering Science, 2002 - Elsevier
Although gas–liquid bubbly flows are encountered in various engineering fields, there are
very few established theoretical foundations on the interfacial area concentration, which …