Direct simulation of the buoyant rise of bubbles in infinite liquid using level set method

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-275

  Yu, Zhao ^a   Fan, Liang Shih ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble rise; Bubble shape; Level set method; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); BUOYANCY; CORRELATION METHODS; DROP BREAKUP; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MOLYBDENUM; RHENIUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BUBBLE RISE; BUBBLE SHAPE; BUBBLE SHAPES; BUOYANCY FORCES; DIRECT SIMULATIONS; GAS BUBBLES; GRAPHICAL CORRELATIONS; LEVEL SET METHOD; LEVEL SET METHODS; RISE VELOCITIES; SIMULATION; SIMULATION RESULTS; SINGLE BUBBLES; SPHERICAL CAPS;

LEVEL MEASUREMENT;

EID: 54949112106     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20048     Document Type: Article

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