Velocity and turbulence measurements in a cylindrical bath subject to centric bottom gas injection

Laser Doppler velocimeter (LDV) measurements were made to clarify the fluid flow behavior in a bath subject to centric bottom gas injection. Correlations of the axial mean velocity and turbulence components in the gas-liquid two-phase flow region,i.e., in the bubbling jet region, were proposed as functions of the inner diameter of nozzle, gas flow rate, and densities of gas and liquid. Measured values of the flow rate, momentum, and kinetic energy of water rising upward were approximated satisfactorily by these empirical correlations. In addition, the Reynolds shear stress was calculated and compared with measured values.

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