02293nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245009100055210006900146260007100215300001400286490000700300520158200307100002101889700002701910700001801937700001601955700002101971856010701992       2007                        eng d  a0888-588500aEffect of sparger design on the flow in a bubble column: symbolic analysis of LDA data0 aEffect of sparger design on the flow in a bubble column symbolic  a1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USAbAMER CHEMICAL SOCcMAY  a2996-30070 v463 a<p>This paper aims at developing a methodology that helps in the characterization of the effects of a single point and multipoint sparger on the flow patterns in a bubble column reactor. The methodology uses the simultaneously measured instantaneous velocity-time data (two orthogonal velocity components) using LDA at different measurement locations. The data sets are transformed into their equivalent description in terms of polar coordinates, viz., resultant velocity vector and angle. This information is further transformed in terms of symbolic representation in a binary number format. The covariance matrices obtained from the binary data are analyzed for their eigenvalues, and the spectrum is used for the identification of the dominant, energy containing modes in the data. In the vicinity of the sparger, the nature of covariance matrix and the eigenvalue spectrum for the single point sparger (SPS) data was significantly different from that of the multipoint sparger (MPS). In the bulk region, for both types of spargers, the nature of the eigenvalues and the number of dominant modes is seen to be different from the near sparger region. In general, more numbers of eigenvalues are required to capture the total energy in the data for a multipoint sparger when compared to a single point sparger. This suggests a higher level of complexities existing due to the intricate hydrodynamics for the multipoint sparger. The possible use of this methodology for practical purposes, e.g., identification of malfunctioning of gas-liquid sparger reactors is discussed.</p>1 aKulkarni, A., A.1 aDeshpande, Suvarna, S.1 aJoshi, J., B.1 aKumar, Ravi1 aKulkarni, B., D.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/effect-sparger-design-flow-bubble-column-symbolic-analysis-lda-data