Break-up of bubble clusters in turbulent flow-theory

Title: Break-up of bubble clusters in turbulent flow-theory
Creator: Chen, Zhihao; Ata, Seher; Jameson, Graeme J.
Relation: Powder Technology Vol. 279, Issue July 2015, p. 228-232
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2015.04.016
Publisher: Elsevier
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2015
Description: The behaviour of bubble clusters in turbulent conditions has been studied theoretically. The cluster behaviour was modelled based on concept drawn from the related field of bubble breakup. It was assumed that the bubbles were bridged by particles, so the cohesive strength was determined by the capillary force between the bubbles and the particles. Two different theories were investigated for the disruptive force from the turbulent liquid: the shear rate hypothesis of Camp and Stein (1943), and the turbulent fluctuation model arising from Kolmogorov's theory of isotropic turbulence (Kolmogorov, 1941). It was found that neither method is applicable in the fragmentation stage. However, in the equilibrium stage, an equation derived from Camp and Stein's theory was more realistic than that obtained using Kolmogorov's equation.
Subject: flotation; bubble clusters; bubble size
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1333256
Identifier: uon:27044
Identifier: ISSN:0032-5910
Language: eng
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