Prediction of Initial Motion of a Gas Bubble in Liquids

Editor(s)

Sienz, Johann

Abstract

Numerical predictions are presented for the motion and distortion of a single gas bubble rising through the liquid. The computations were made with an implicit finite-difference procedure which solves the transient equations of motion throughout the bubble and the liquid, such that the free surface between the gas bubble and the liquid is not a boundary of the computational domain.The predictions compare well with the experimental results of others. Computations are presented for bubble sizes from 0.02 to 0.05 m radius and for bubbles of different gas densities rising in liquids of different densities. Surface tension effects are neglected.

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Mass Transfer - Analysis; Mathematical Techniques - Finite Difference Method; Liquids; Gas-liquid Flow

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0307-904X

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1981 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 1981

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