K. Ibrahim1, W.A. El-Askary1,2, A. Balabel1, I.M. Sakr1
CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.85, No.1, pp. 79-104, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2012.085.079
Abstract In the present paper, a numerical code has been developed with different turbulence models aiming at simulating turbulent bubbly flows in vertical circular pipes. The mass and momentum conservation equations are used to describe the motion of both phases (water/air). Because of the averaging process additional models are needed for the inter-phase momentum transfer and turbulence quantities for closure. The continuous phase (water) turbulence is represented using different turbulence models namely: two-equation k-ε, extended k-ε and shear-stress transport (SST) k-ω turbulence models which contains additional term to account for the effect of the dispersed phase… More >