Prediction of the evolution of the dispersed phase in bubbly flow problems

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1813-1833

  Dorao, C A ^a   Lucas, D ^b   Jakobsen, H A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF ION BEAM PHYSICS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bubbly flow; Least squares spectral method; Population balance equation; Two phase flow; Vertical pipe flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FLOW STRUCTURE; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PIPE FLOW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

BUBBLY FLOW; LEAST SQUARES SPECTRAL METHOD; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FLOW STRUCTURE; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PIPE FLOW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 43949086557     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2007.06.030     Document Type: Article

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