Numerical simulation of interfacial closures for 3D bubble column flows
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Abstract Numerical investigation of flow hydrodynamics in a square cross‐sectioned bubble column was conducted in a transient Euler‐Euler environment by applying the simulation tool Ansys CFX 14.0. The influence of the drag coefficient (CD) was investigated and the results were also compared with drag force models. Furthermore, three different lift force models and a defined lift coefficient were studied. All results were compared with the available experimental data. All simulations were carried out for a single‐hole sparger with given aspect ratio (H/D) and superficial gas velocity.
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All interphase forces must be carefully balanced in order to achieve realistic simulation results.
“Therefore, all interphase forces must be carefully balanced in order to achieve realistic results [64,148,149].”
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- Authors
- Masood, R. M. A., Jovicic, V., & Delgado, A.
- Affiliations
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Masood, Rao M. A.
- ORCID
- Delgado, Antonio
- Venue
- Chemical Engineering & Technology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2015-04-14
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 777-786
- ISSN
- 0930-7516 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-4125
- OpenAlex
- W2012736160
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 0.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Chemical Engineering & Technology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Computational Mechanics › Granular flow and fluidized beds
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
- Keywords
- bubble column, Euler-Eulerian two-phase model, drag coefficient, lift coefficient, gas-liquid two-phase flow, square cross-section, superficial gas velocity, aspect ratio
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