Direct numerical simulation of bubbly flow in the turbulent boundary layer of a horizontal parallel plate electrochemical reactor

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 542-551

  Nierhaus, Thomas ^a   Vanden Abeele, David ^a   Deconinck, Herman ^a  

^a VON KARMAN INSTITUTE FOR FLUID DYNAMICS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bubbly flow; Direct numerical simulation; Electrochemical reactor; Eulerian Lagrangian model; Lift force; Turbulent flow; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLY FLOW; ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR; EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN MODEL; MOMENTUM COUPLING;

ADVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TWO PHASE FLOW;

TURBULENT FLOW;

ADVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); CHANNEL FLOW; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLOW FIELDS; FLOW STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 34447326961     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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