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Performance of a tubular elastic sparger
Author(s) -
Weber M. E.,
Loiselle E.,
Charrier J.M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450680502
Subject(s) - sparging , axial symmetry , tube (container) , natural rubber , mechanics , materials science , composite material , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Elastic spargers were made from natural latex rubber tubes by repeatedly piercing the tube wall with a lance‐shaped needle to make multiple, axially‐aligned, slit‐like punctures. Gas holdups, volumetric mass transfer coefficients and pressure drops were measured at several gas flowrates for single elastic spargers oriented vertically in a column of liquid, and compared with the corresponding measurements for a rigid sparger.