Numerical simulation of two-phase flow with bubble break-up and coalescence coupled with population balance modeling

Abstract A computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model was developed with an improved source term based on previous work by Hagesaether et al. [1] for bubble break up and bubble coalescence to carry out numerical prediction of number density of different bubble class in turbulent dispersed flow. The numerical prediction was based on two fluid models, using the Eulerian–Eulerian approach where the liquid phase was treated as a continuum and the gas phase (bubbles) was considered as a dispersed phase. Bubble–bubble interactions, such as breakage due to turbulence and coalescence due to the combined effect of turbulence and laminar shear were considered. The result shows that the radial distributions of number densities of lower bubble classes are more than its higher counterpart. The result also shows that the Sauter mean diameter increases with the increase of height up to 1 m and then become steady. Simulated results are found to be in good agreement with the experimental data.

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