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 …

Multiscale multiphase phenomena in bubble column reactors: A review

S Shu, D Vidal, F Bertrand, J Chaouki - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This article presents a state-of-the-art review focusing on the current understanding of the
multiscale multiphase phenomena inside Bubble Column Reactors (BCRs). Although many …

Low-carbon hydrogen production by molten metal–catalyzed methane pyrolysis: Catalysts, reactor design, and process development

GU Ingale, DH Park, CW Yang, HM Kwon, TG Wi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
This review focuses on low-carbon H 2 production via the non-oxidative decomposition of
CH 4. The plasma-based methane decomposition, water splitting, nuclear thermochemical …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Process intensification in pneumatically agitated slurry reactors

S Geng, ZS Mao, Q Huang, C Yang - Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Pneumatically agitated slurry reactors, including bubble column reactors and airlift loop
reactors (ALRs), are important gas–liquid–solid multiphase reactors. These reactors have …

Experimental and numerical investigation on the bubble breakup and coalescence characteristics in the highly efficient static mixers

Y Yu, J Zhang, Y Li, K Xiang, H Meng - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
CFD-PBM and experiment methods were applied to study the bubble dispersion
characteristics in the static mixers with three twisted blades (TKSM). The gas-liquid velocity …

Multiscale Eulerian CFD of chemical processes: A review

SI Ngo, YI Lim - ChemEngineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review covers the scope of multiscale computational fluid dynamics (CFD), laying the
framework for studying hydrodynamics with and without chemical reactions in single and …

Assessment of different coarse graining strategies to simulate polydisperse gas-solids flow

L Lu, Y Xu, T Li, S Benyahia - Chemical Engineering Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Continuum methods require the additional development of solids stress closures for
polydisperse powders based on complex kinetic theories that are non-trivial to develop …

Numerical simulations of the effect of liquid viscosity on gas-liquid mass transfer of a bubble column with a CFD-PBM coupled model

H Zhang, K Guo, Y Wang, A Sayyar, T Wang - International Journal of Heat …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is important to understand the gas–liquid mass-transfer performance for the reactor design
and scale-up of bubble columns. Air-water bubble columns have been extensively …

Generality of the CFD-PBM coupled model for bubble column simulation

H Zhang, A Sayyar, Y Wang, T Wang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Computational fluid dynamics coupled with a population balance model (CFD-PBM)
combines the use of CFD to calculate the flow field and phase holdup and that of PBM to …