Simulation of bubble breakup dynamics in homogeneous turbulance

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 193, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1038-1063

  Qian, D ^a   McLaughlin, J B ^a   Sankaranarayanan, K ^b   Sundaresan, S ^b   Kontomaris, K ^c  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble breakup; Multiphase flow; Numerical simulation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; RANDOM PROCESSES; TURBULENCE;

BUBBLE BREAKUP DYNAMICS; HOMOGENEOUS TURBULENCE; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; PERIODIC BOX; RANDOM STIRRING FORCE; WEBER NUMBERS;

GAS DYNAMICS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAS DYNAMICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; RANDOM PROCESSES; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33645794770     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986440500354275     Document Type: Article

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