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Dynamic simulations of flows of bubbly liquids at large Reynolds numbers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 April 2006

A. S. Sangani  and
A. K. Didwania
A. S. Sangani
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
A. K. Didwania
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA Present address: Department of Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093-0310, USA.
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Abstract

Results of dynamic simulations of bubbles rising through a liquid are presented. The Reynolds number of the flow based on the radius and the terminal speed of bubbles is large compared to unity, and the Weber number, which is the ratio of inertial to surface tension forces, is small. It is assumed that the bubbles do not coalesce when they approach each other but rather bounce instantaneously, conserving the momentum and the kinetic energy of the system. The flow of the liquid is assumed to be irrotational and is determined by solving the many-bubble interaction problem exactly. The viscous force on the bubbles is estimated from the rate of viscous energy dissipation. It is shown that the random state of bubbly liquids under these conditions is unstable and that the bubbles form aggregates in planes transverse to gravity. These aggregates form even when the size distribution of the bubbles is non-uniform. While the instability results primarily from the nature of inertial interaction among pairs of bubbles, which causes them to be attracted toward each other when they are aligned in the plane perpendicular to gravity, it is shown that the presence of viscous forces facilitates the process.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 250 , May 1993 , pp. 307 - 337
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© 1993 Cambridge University Press

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