A CFD-PBM coupled model for gas-liquid flows

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-140

  Wang, Tiefeng ^a   Wang, Jinfu ^a   Jin, Yong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breakup; Bubble size distribution; Coalescence; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Population balance model (PBM)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; GAS DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BREAKUP; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; COALESCENCE MODELS; POPULATION BALANCE MODEL (PBM);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ALGORITHMS; BUBBLE FORMATION; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 33645326261     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10611     Document Type: Article

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