A computational study of the effect of initial bubble conditions on the motion of a gas bubble rising in viscous liquids

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 223-237

  Ohta, Mitsuhiro ^a   Imura, Tatsuya ^a   Yoshida, Yutaka ^a   Sussman, Mark ^b  

^a MURORAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble rising motion; CLSVOF method; Initial bubble condition; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; VISCOSITY;

BUBBLE CONDITIONS; BUBBLE RISE MOTION; TOROIDAL BUBBLES; VISCOUS LIQUIDS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 13144274682     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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