An apparatus, designed to simulate bubbling of sieve tray operatedin froth regime, was employed. Bubble contact angles in and above theincipient weeping regime for an air-water-plexiglas system wereinvestigated. The i...An apparatus, designed to simulate bubbling of sieve tray operatedin froth regime, was employed. Bubble contact angles in and above theincipient weeping regime for an air-water-plexiglas system wereinvestigated. The influence of both liquid cross-flow and gas up-flowupon bubble contact angles was examined. A model consider- Ing theinfluence of liquid cross-flow was developed to predict bubble sizefrom a sieve hole in froth operation regime. The comparison showsthat the bubble sizes predicted by the present model are consistentwith our experimental Values and the available published experimentaldata.展开更多
文摘An apparatus, designed to simulate bubbling of sieve tray operatedin froth regime, was employed. Bubble contact angles in and above theincipient weeping regime for an air-water-plexiglas system wereinvestigated. The influence of both liquid cross-flow and gas up-flowupon bubble contact angles was examined. A model consider- Ing theinfluence of liquid cross-flow was developed to predict bubble sizefrom a sieve hole in froth operation regime. The comparison showsthat the bubble sizes predicted by the present model are consistentwith our experimental Values and the available published experimentaldata.