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 …

A review of in-line and on-line measurement techniques to monitor industrial mixing processes

AL Bowler, S Bakalis, NJ Watson - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mixing is a ubiquitous operation in process engineering. It is not only used for combining
materials, but also for promoting heat and mass transfer, increasing aeration, suspending …

The dual effect of viscosity on bubble column hydrodynamics

G Besagni, F Inzoli, G De Guido… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Some authors, in the last decades, have observed the dual effect of viscosity on gas holdup
and flow regime transition in small-diameter and small-scale bubble columns. This work …

Influence of viscosity and surface tension on bubble dynamics and mass transfer in a model bubble column

P Kováts, D Thévenin, K Zähringer - International Journal of Multiphase …, 2020 - Elsevier
The influence of viscosity and surface tension on bubble dynamics and gas liquid mass
transfer has been examined experimentally in a model bubble column using optical …

The effect of liquid phase properties on bubble column fluid dynamics: Gas holdup, flow regime transition, bubble size distributions and shapes, interfacial areas and …

G Besagni, F Inzoli - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The correct design, operation and scale-up of bubble columns rely on the knowledge of the
fluid dynamics at the “bubble-scale” and at the “reactor-scale”. This paper contributes to the …

Experimental and numerical investigation of a counter-current flow bubble column

H Khan, P Kováts, K Zähringer, R Rzehak - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Bubble columns are gas–liquid contactors that are used in many process-engineering
applications. A counter-current liquid flow is frequently imposed to adjust the bubbles' …

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 …

Statistical characterization of flow structure of air–water two-phase flow in airlift pump–bubble generator system

I Catrawedarma - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to identify the flow structure in an airlift pump–bubble generator
system by using experimentally obtained differential pressure signals. Differential pressure …

Modelling of breakage rate and bubble size distribution in bubble columns accounting for bubble shape variations

W Shi, J Yang, G Li, X Yang, Y Zong, X Cai - Chemical Engineering Science, 2018 - Elsevier
In the study of meso-scale structures of multi-phase flow in bubble columns, accurate
modelling of the interaction between the turbulence eddies and particle/bubble groups is …

Void fraction detection technology of gas-liquid two-phase bubbly flow based on convolutional neural network

B Han, B Ge, F Wang, Q Gao, Z Li, L Fang - Experimental Thermal and Fluid …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gas-liquid two-phase bubbly flow widely exists in the field of natural gas extraction. The
identification and feature extraction of bubbles are becoming more and more important to …