Abstract
Effects of inlet bubble diameter on void and bubble size distributions in poly-dispersed bubbly flow in a rectangular bubble column under high gas volumetric flux conditions are experimentally investigated. Three types of gas distributors are used to form bubbly flows with different inlet bubble diameters at a constant gas flow rate. The conclusions obtained are as follows : (1) the bubble size distribution reaches an equilibrium state at which the birth rate of bubbles belonging to a bubble group due to bubble breakup and coalescence is equal to the death rate at high gas volumetric flux, (2) distributions of void fraction and bubble diameter are not affected by inlet bubble diameters except for the region close to the air diffuser, and (3) the elevation at which the bubble size distribution reaches the equilibrium state becomes lower as the gas volumetric flux increases.
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