01898nas a2200205   4500008004100000245006600041210006600107260010600173300001400279490000700293520119700300653001101497653001801508653001601526653001801542653000801560653001501568100002301583856008601606       2008                        eng d00aExperimental analysis of the lift force on bubbles in a swarm0 aExperimental analysis of the lift force on bubbles in a swarm  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLANDbPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDcOCT  a1710-17230 v633 a<p>The lift force acting on bubbles in a swarm has been estimated by analyzing the instantaneous velocity-time data obtained using LDA in a cylindrical bubble column. Phase distinction was achieved through the multiresolution analysis of the velocity-time data. Several important issues related to the transverse motion of bubbles subjected to a shear field have been discussed quantitatively. The actually measured bubble sizes, the respective slip velocity values in transverse and axial directions and the local shear rates (gamma) enabled the verification of known formulations for the lift coefficient (C-L) for bubbles. At many locations in the column the radial flux of the gas phase by turbulent dispersion and the radial slip were estimated. The radially inward movement of bubbles from low to high axial velocity (from column wall to center, i.e., C-L &lt; 0) was observed at most of the measurement locations. The local lift coefficient was estimated using the transverse drag force and the values support the results from the material balance approach. The estimated C-L values showed a wide variation over the column cross-section. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aBubble10aBubble column10abubble size10ahydrodynamics10aLDA10alift force1 aKulkarni, Amol, A.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/experimental-analysis-lift-force-bubbles-swarm