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Flow of Air Bubbles in a Packed Bed

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Experimental and Theoretical Advances in Fluid Dynamics

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An air stream is injected into a packed bed immersed in water. The refractive index of the water and the packed bed is closely matched; yet, the edges of the spherical particles can be seen. Two distinctive regimens can be observed. The first one, for low air flow rates, is characterized by the percolation of the air through the interstitial spaces among particles, which remain fixed in space. The second one, for high air flow rates, is characterized by the accumulation of air inside the packed bed without percolation; in this case the bubble causes significant agitation of the surrounding particles.

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  1. Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnológico, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México

    Enrique Soto

  2. Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Michoacán, México

    Alicia Aguilar-Corona

  3. Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, México

    Amós Benjamín Domínguez Gómez

  4. Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México

    Roberto Zenit

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Correspondence to Alicia Aguilar-Corona .

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  1. Nucleares, Instituto Nacional des Investigaciones, La Marquesa, Ocoyoacac, Carretera Mexico-Toluca S/N, Mexico, 52750, Mexico

    Jaime Klapp

  2. Instituto de Astronomia y Meteorologia, Vallarta 2602, Guadalajara, 44100, Mexico

    Anne Cros

  3. CICESE, Ensenada, 39118, Mexico

    Oscar Velasco Fuentes

  4. , Departamento de Fisica, UNAM, Cuidad Universitaria D.F., Mexico, 04360, Mexico

    Catalina Stern

  5. Nucleares, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones, Carretera Mexico-Toluca S/N, La Marquesa, Mexico, 52750, Mexico

    Mario Alberto Rodriguez Meza

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Soto, E., Aguilar-Corona, A., Gómez, A.B.D., Zenit, R. (2012). Flow of Air Bubbles in a Packed Bed. In: Klapp, J., Cros, A., Velasco Fuentes, O., Stern, C., Rodriguez Meza, M. (eds) Experimental and Theoretical Advances in Fluid Dynamics. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17958-7_46

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