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 …

Computational fluid dynamics modeling of gas-solid fluidized bed reactor: Influence of numerical and operating parameters

V Akbari, TNG Borhani, A Shamiri… - Experimental and …, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, the most influential parameters (numerical and operating parameters) affecting
the performance of fluidized bed reactors are studied. The investigated parameters are …

Challenges in particulate polymerization reactor modeling and optimization: A population balance perspective

C Kiparissides - Journal of Process Control, 2006 - Elsevier
In the present article, recent developments on modeling and optimization of particulate
polymerization processes are reviewed. A unified population balance approach is described …

Numerical solution of the spatially distributed population balance equation describing the hydrodynamics of interacting liquid–liquid dispersions

MM Attarakih, HJ Bart, NM Faqir - Chemical Engineering Science, 2004 - Elsevier
In liquid–liquid contacting equipment such as completely mixed and differential contactors,
droplet population balance based modeling is now being used to describe the complex …

[HTML][HTML] A conservative finite volume method for the population balance equation with aggregation, fragmentation, nucleation and growth

D O'Sullivan, S Rigopoulos - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present paper, we present a method for solving the population balance equation
(PBE) with the complete range of kinetic processes included: namely aggregation …

Morphological population balance for modeling crystal growth in face directions

CY Ma, XZ Wang, KJ Roberts - AIChE journal, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
A morphological (or polyhedral) population balance (PB) model is presented for modeling
the dynamic size evolution of crystals grown from solution in all crystal growth directions …

A population balance-Monte Carlo method for particle coagulation in spatially inhomogeneous systems

H Zhao, C Zheng - Computers & Fluids, 2013 - Elsevier
Insight into the spatiotemporal evolution of particle size distribution (PSD) is very useful in
many natural and engineering systems in which the multiphase fields are spatially …

A simulation approach to predict electrostatic coalescence performance of water-in-oil emulsion using population balance model

X Su, X Yang, Y Yu, F Gao, X Wang - Separation Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Electrostatic coalescence of the water droplets in water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion plays a
significant role in demulsification process. As the droplets collide and aggregate with each …

Mathematical modeling of the destabilization of crude oil emulsions using population balance equation

REP Cunha, M Fortuny, C Dariva… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2008 - ACS Publications
In this work, the stability of water-in-crude oil emulsions generated in laboratory was
investigated using a phenomenological mathematical model based on the population …

An LES-PBE-PDF approach for modeling particle formation in turbulent reacting flows

F Sewerin, S Rigopoulos - Physics of Fluids, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Many chemical and environmental processes involve the formation of a polydispersed
particulate phase in a turbulent carrier flow. Frequently, the immersed particles are …