Numerical simulation of single bubble rising in vertical and inclined square channel using lattice Boltzmann method

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 935-952

  Amaya Bower, Luz ^a   Lee, Taehun ^b  

^a NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble; Fluid mechanics; Inclined channel; Lattice Boltzmann method; Multiphase flow; Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

BOND NUMBERS; BUBBLE; BUBBLE DIAMETER; BUBBLE RISING; CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CHANNEL WIDTHS; CRITICAL VALUE; DEFORMATION PARAMETER; DIFFUSE INTERFACE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INCLINATION ANGLES; INCLINED CHANNEL; INCLINED SQUARE CHANNEL; LATTICE BOLTZMANN EQUATIONS; LATTICE BOLTZMANN METHOD; MODEL-BASED; MORTON NUMBERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SINGLE BUBBLES; TERMINAL VELOCITY; VISCOSITY RATIOS; WEBER NUMBERS;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DROP FORMATION; FLUID MECHANICS; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

EID: 78651082545     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.11.043     Document Type: Article

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