Bubble injection volume mean

As a result of gas flow into a bubble, the mean residence time of the gas in such systems is reduced because the bubble rises more rapidly than the gas in the continuous phase. Thus, the injection of a single bubble into the bed will initially cause the bed to expand by an amount equal to the volume of the bubble. When this bubble breaks the surface of the bed, however, the bed volume decreases to a value less than its initial value, the gas content of the bed being reduced. If the value of uc is only slightly in excess of umf, the gas in a small injected bubble may become dispersed throughout the continuous phase so that no bubble appears at the surface of the bed. 

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