CFD Modeling of Gas-Liquid Bubbly Flow in Horizontal Pipes: Influence of Bubble Coalescence and Breakup

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Geometry</td><td align="left"> 50.3 mm ID</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Gas phase</td><td align="left"> Air at 25°C</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Liquid phase</td><td align="left"> Water at 25°C</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Gas superficial velocity</td><td align="left"> 0.25–1.34 m/s</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Liquid superficial velocity</td><td align="left"> 3.74–5.1 m/s</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Average gas volume fraction</td><td align="left"> 0.04–0.205</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

International Journal of Chemical Engineering

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Table 2: CFD Modeling of Gas-Liquid Bubbly Flow in Horizontal Pipes: Influence of Bubble Coalescence and Breakup 