An apparatus,desinged to simulate bubbling of a sieve tray operated in froth regime,was employed. Bubble contact angles in and above the incipient weeping regimer for an air-water-plexiglas system were investigated. The influence of both liquid cross-flow and gas up-flow upon bubble contact angles was examined. A model considering the influence of liquid cross-flow was developed to predict bubble size from a sieve hole in froth operation regime.The comparison shows that the bubble sizes predicted by the present model are consistent with our experimental values and the available published experimental data.
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