Estimation of hydrodynamic and heat transfer characteristics of bubble column by analysis of wall pressure measurements and CFD simulations

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 7 A, 2006, Pages 601-609

  Kulkarni, A V ^a   Joshi, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Bubble column; CFD; Cross correlation; Eddy isolation model; K model; Pressure time series

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CROSS-CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDDY ISOLATION MODEL; PRESSURE TIME SERIES; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITY; WALL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746121938     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.05218     Document Type: Article

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