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Measurement of interfacial structure for co-current air–water flow

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

Lembit U. Lilleleht
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
Thomas J. Hanratty
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

Abstract

A method for measuring the interfacial structure between a co-current air-water flow using the absorption of light is described. Measurements of the root-meansquared displacement and the frequency spectrum are presented. The use of a Gaussian model to describe the interface is explored.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1961 Cambridge University Press

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