2D and 3D simulations of fluid dynamics in the bubble reactor for liquid fuel synthesis: Comparisons against experiments

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 1598-1611

  Qi, N ^a   Zhang, K ^a   Song, Q ^a   Gao, X ^a   Zhang, H ^b   Lu, J ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

2D and 3D bubble columns; Computational fluid dynamics simulation; Experimental measurement; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

3D SIMULATIONS; BUBBLE REACTORS; BUBBLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SOFTWARE; DRAG MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLOW REGIMES; GAS HOLD UP; LIQUID HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID PHASIS; SIMULATED RESULTS; SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; VELOCITY PROFILES;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; SIMULATORS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TURBULENCE MODELS;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 71949105621     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030903021848     Document Type: Article

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