Numerical simulation of buoyant mixture flows

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 983-1015

  Nigam, M S ^a  

^a BP Institute for Multiphase Flow ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boycott effect; Buoyant mixture; Finite element method; Gravity settling; Numerical method; Spin up

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; VOLUME FRACTION;

BUOYANT MIXTURE FLOWS;

BUOYANCY;

BUOYANCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 0037595567     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(03)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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