Momentum transfer in a swarm of bubbles: Estimates from fluid-dynamic simulations

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 22-23, 2004, Pages 5209-5215

  Bertola, Francesco ^a   Baldi, Giancarlo ^a   Marchisio, Daniele ^a   Vanni, Marco ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bubble; Bubble columns; Fluid mechanics; Momentum transfer; Multiphase flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTABILITY AND DECIDABILITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CORRELATION METHODS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

INTERPHASE MOMENTUM; LATTICE-BOLTZMANN SCHEME;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BUBBLE COLUMN; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 9944257561     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.07.134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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