Development of a commercial code-based two-fluid model for bubble plumes

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 536-547

  Bravo, Hector R ^a   Gulliver, John S ^b   Hondzo, Miki ^b  

^a University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble plumes; Two fluid model; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETIC ENERGY; LAKES; MASS TRANSFER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); THERMAL PLUMES; TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER AERATION;

BUBBLE PLUMES; PROBLEM SPECIFIC MODELS; TWO FLUID MODEL;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

AERATION; AIR BUBBLE; AIR-WATER INTERACTION; BOUNDARY CONDITION; LAKE WATER; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLUME; VISCOUS FLOW; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33750533550     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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