Two-phase bubble columns: A comprehensive review

G Besagni, F Inzoli, T Ziegenhein - ChemEngineering, 2018 - mdpi.com
We present a comprehensive literature review on the two-phase bubble column; in this
review we deeply analyze the flow regimes, the flow regime transitions, the local and global …

Effect of interfacial forces and turbulence models on predicting flow pattern inside the bubble column

M Pourtousi, JN Sahu, P Ganesan - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2014 - Elsevier
The numerical approaches have been used in many studies to predict the flow pattern inside
the bubble column reactors because of the difficulties that are still found in designing and …

Numerical investigation of the interphase forces and turbulence closure in 3D square bubble columns

RMA Masood, A Delgado - Chemical Engineering Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D time dependent numerical study has been performed to predict the flow
hydrodynamics in bubble columns by employing explicit algebraic Reynolds stress …

A mesoscale approach for population balance modeling of bubble size distribution in bubble column reactors

N Yang, Q Xiao - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Prediction of bubble size distribution is of paramount importance for the study of bubble
column reactors. Current kernel functions for coalescence or breakage in CFD-PBM …

CFD-PBM approach with modified drag model for the gas–liquid flow in a bubble column

XF Liang, H Pan, YH Su, ZH Luo - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, numerical simulations of cylindrical bubble column are performed using the
Euler–Euler approach incorporated with a population balance model (PBM). First, three drag …

Computational fluid dynamics modelling of two-phase bubble columns: A comprehensive review

G Besagni, N Varallo, R Mereu - Fluids, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bubble columns are used in many different industrial applications, and their design and
characterisation have always been very complex. In recent years, the use of Computational …

Computational Fluid-Dynamic modeling of the pseudo-homogeneous flow regime in large-scale bubble columns

G Besagni, F Inzoli, T Ziegenhein, D Lucas - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
An understanding of the fluid dynamics and the transport phenomena in bubble columns (in
the homogeneous and heterogeneous flow regimes) is of fundamental importance to …

Modeling the effects of solid particles in CFD-PBM simulation of slurry bubble columns

M An, X Guan, N Yang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Prediction of gas holdup and bubble size distribution is of paramount importance for
modeling mass and heat transfer and reactions in multiphase reactors. Addition of …

Prediction of gas–liquid flow in an annular gap bubble column using a bi-dispersed Eulerian model

GR Guédon, G Besagni, F Inzoli - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
We present and discuss numerical results from simulations of the air–water flow in an
annular gap bubble column of 0.24 m internal diameter, at air superficial velocities ranging …

Bubbly flow prediction with randomized neural cells artificial learning and fuzzy systems based on k–ε turbulence and Eulerian model data set

M Babanezhad, M Pishnamazi, A Marjani… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Computing gas and liquid interactions based on interfacial force models require a proper
turbulence model that accurately resolve the turbulent scales such as turbulence kinetic …