M. Iguchi et al., DEVELOPMENT OF A LASER OPTICAL SENSOR FOR MEASURING BUBBLE CHARACTERISTICS IN AN OILY LIQUID BATH, ISIJ international, 38(8), 1998, pp. 802-806
Oily liquids such as silicone oil and normal pentane have been commonl
y used as the model for top slag to investigate the role of the top sl
ag on the mixing in the bath of various refining processes. An electro
resistivity probe is a powerful tool for measuring bubble characterist
ics in a bath filled with a liquid of high electrical conductivity and
it is extensively used in water model experiments. Unfortunately, the
electrical conductivity of oily liquids is very low, and accordingly,
the electroresistivity probe looses its validity in oily liquid baths
. Considering these circumstances, a two-channel laser optical sensor
was developed to measure the bubble characteristics in oily liquid bat
hs. Gas holdup, mean bubble rising velocity and mean bubble chord leng
th were measured accurately, whereas measurement of bubble frequency w
as disturbed by Doppler signals originating from the bubble surface.