Euler/Lagrange calculations of bubbly flows with consideration of bubble coalescence

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 508-518

  Sommerfeld, Martin ^a   Bourloutski, Evgueni ^a   Bröder, Dirk ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coalescence model; Euler Lagrange approach; Loop reactor; Numerical calculations; Turbulent bubbly flow

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

BUBBLE RISE; INTER-PARTICLE COLLISIONS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLY FLOW; COALESCENCE; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING;

BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY; GAS; KINETICS; LIQUID; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; REACTOR; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 2942672092     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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