Simulation of bubble-bubble interaction using a lattice Boltzmann method

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 260-270

  Cheng, Ming ^a   Hua, Jinsong ^b   Lou, Jing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE DENSITY; BUBBLE RISE; BUBBLE SHAPES; BUBBLE-BUBBLE INTERACTION; DENSITY RATIO; DIFFERENT SIZES; FREE-ENERGY MODEL; INITIAL CONFIGURATION; ISOLATED BUBBLES; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; LATTICE POINTS; LOW DENSITY; SECOND DERIVATIVES; SHAPE EVOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; TRAILING BUBBLES; VISCOUS INCOMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS; WAKE REGION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; DROP FORMATION; SIMULATORS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 70350705818     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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