Eulerian-Lagrangian 3-D simulations of unsteady two-phase gas-liquid flow in a rectangular column by considering bubble interactions

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1049-1056

  Farzpourmachiani, A ^a   Shams, M ^a   Shadaram, A ^a   Azidehak, F ^b  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Materials and Energy Research Centre   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Break up; CFD; Coalescence; Eulerian Lagrangian simulations; Gas liquid flow; MUSIG model

Indexed keywords

3D SIMULATIONS; BUBBLE INTERACTION; BUBBLE RISING; CFD MODELS; DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; EULERIAN-LAGRANGIAN SIMULATIONS; GAS BUBBLE; GAS HOLD UP; GAS LIQUID FLOWS; LIQUID FLOW FIELD; LIQUID VELOCITIES; MUSIG MODEL; OSCILLATING BUBBLES; POPULATION BALANCES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CFD CALCULATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION; TIME-DEPENDENT; TWO-PHASE GAS-LIQUID FLOW; VIRTUAL MASS FORCES;

ASPECT RATIO; BUBBLE COLUMNS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; GRAVITATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO PHASE FLOW;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 79958121739     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2011.04.024     Document Type: Article

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