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Models for the Numerical Simulation of Bubble Columns: A Review
Author(s) -
Mühlbauer Adam,
Hlawitschka Mark W.,
Bart HansJörg
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201900109
Subject(s) - bubble , computational fluid dynamics , turbulence , work (physics) , mechanics , population , slurry , statistical physics , computer science , mechanical engineering , engineering , thermodynamics , physics , demography , sociology
This work reviews the state‐of‐the‐art models for the simulation of bubble columns and focuses on methods coupled with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) where the potential and deficits of the models are evaluated. Particular attention is paid to different approaches in multiphase fluid dynamics including the population balance to determine bubble size distributions and the modeling of turbulence where the authors refer to numerous published examples. Additional models for reactive systems are presented as well as a special chapter regarding the extension of the models for the simulation of bubble columns with a present solid particle phase, i.e., slurry bubble columns.