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Experimental Studies of Hydrodynamics and Regime Transition in Bubble Columns
Author(s) -
Thet May Khin,
Wang ChiHwa,
Tan Reginald B. H.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450840110
Subject(s) - physics , body orifice , bubble , reynolds number , vortex , mechanics , thermodynamics , turbulence , ecology , biology
The detailed flow structures in bubble columns with and without internal draught tube have been investigated using the PIV technique. The onsets of transition due to vortex formation and different flow patterns with and without draught tube have been studied using the drift‐flux model and the experimentally measured Reynolds stresses. The role of solid particles and liquid viscosity, as well as bubbling orifice configuration on the flow patterns and regime transition has also been studied and discussed.