Three-dimensional numerical simulations of the motion of a gas bubble rising in viscous liquids

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 37, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 968-975

  Ohta, Mitsuhiro ^a   Haranaka, Satoshi ^a   Yoshida, Yutaka ^a   Sussman, Mark ^b  

^a MURORAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble rise motion; CLSVOF method; Non linear dynamics; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY OF GASES; DYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

BUBBLE MOTION; GAS BUBBLES; VISCOUS LIQUIDS; VOLUME OF FLUID (VOF);

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE COLUMN; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VISCOUS FLUID;

EID: 7044247772     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.37.968     Document Type: Article

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