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 …

Hydrodynamics and mass transfer of concentric-tube internal loop airlift reactors: A review

L Li, X Xu, W Wang, R Lau, CH Wang - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The concentric-tube internal loop airlift reactor is a typical reactor configuration which has
been adopted for a myriad of chemical and biological processes. The reactor …

Baseline closure model for dispersed bubbly flow: Bubble coalescence and breakup

Y Liao, R Rzehak, D Lucas, E Krepper - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
A set of closures for two-fluid modelling of adiabatic bubbly flows has been defined as
baseline model, which provides a common basis for further improvement and development …

Modelling of mass transfer for gas-liquid two-phase flow in bubble column reactor with a bubble breakage model considering bubble-induced turbulence

W Shi, X Yang, M Sommerfeld, J Yang, X Cai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
A quantitative description of the interaction between the turbulence eddies and bubble
groups is crucial for the prediction of the bubble size distribution in bubble columns when …

Numerical methods for the solution of population balance equations coupled with computational fluid dynamics

M Shiea, A Buffo, M Vanni… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
This review article discusses the solution of population balance equations, for the simulation
of disperse multiphase systems, tightly coupled with computational fluid dynamics. Although …

Experimental study and numerical simulation with a coupled CFD–PBM model of the effect of liquid viscosity in a bubble column

C Xing, T Wang, J Wang - Chemical engineering science, 2013 - Elsevier
The effect of liquid viscosity on the hydrodynamic behavior in a bubble column was
investigated by experimental study and numerical simulation with a coupled CFD–PBM …

A population balance model for large eddy simulation of polydisperse droplet evolution

AK Aiyer, D Yang, M Chamecki… - Journal of Fluid …, 2019 - cambridge.org
In the context of many applications of turbulent multi-phase flows, knowledge of the
dispersed phase size distribution and its evolution is critical to predicting important …

Three-dimensional mathematical modeling of dispersed two-phase flow using class method of population balance in bubble columns

R Bannari, F Kerdouss, B Selma, A Bannari… - Computers & chemical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of bubble columns have received recently
much attention and several multiphase models have been developed, tested, and validated …

CFD-PBM simulations of a bubble column with different liquid properties

K Guo, T Wang, Y Liu, J Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
The CFD-PBM coupled model was validated in a bubble column with organic liquids under
industrial conditions. Experimental data of the gas holdup, bubble size distribution and mass …

CFD-PBM approach with modified drag model for the gas–liquid flow in a bubble column

XF Liang, H Pan, YH Su, ZH Luo - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, numerical simulations of cylindrical bubble column are performed using the
Euler–Euler approach incorporated with a population balance model (PBM). First, three drag …