A critical comparison of surface tension models for the volume of fluid method

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 65-74

  Baltussen, M W ^a   Kuipers, J A M ^a   Deen, N G ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bubble columns; Hydrodynamics; Multiphase flow; Multiscale; Surface tension modeling; Volume of fluid model

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MACHINERY; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

CONTINUUM SURFACE FORCE MODELS; INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; MULTISCALE; SURFACE TENSION MODELING; VERIFICATION TESTS; VOLUME OF FLUID METHOD; VOLUME OF FLUID MODEL;

SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 84893911442     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.12.045     Document Type: Article

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