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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  and
Thomas J. Hanratty
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
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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.

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , August 1961 , pp. 65 - 81
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© 1961 Cambridge University Press

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