Numerical investigation of interaction between rising bubbles in a viscous liquid
- Authors
- Yoon, Ikroh; Shin, Seungwon
- Issue Date
- Jul-2016
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
- Keywords
- Bubble interaction; Bubble rising; Numerical simulation; Level contour reconstruction method; Multiphase flow
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v.30, no.7, pp.3165 - 3172
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Volume
- 30
- Number
- 7
- Start Page
- 3165
- End Page
- 3172
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/7655
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12206-016-0627-2
- ISSN
- 1738-494X
- Abstract
- The rising behavior of bubbles undergoing bubble-bubble interaction in a viscous liquid is studied using a two-dimensional direct numerical simulation. Level contour reconstruction method (LCRM), one of the connectivity-free front tracking methods, is applied to describe a moving interface accurately under highly deformable conditions. This work focuses on the effects of bubble size on the interaction of two bubbles rising side-by-side in a stagnant liquid. Several characteristics of bubble-bubble interaction are analyzed quantitatively as supported by energy analysis. The results showed clear differences between small and large bubbles with respect to their interaction behavior in terms of lateral movement, vortex intensity, suppression of surface deformation, and viscous dissipation rate. Distributions of vorticity and viscous dissipation rate near the bubble interfaces also differed depending on the size of the bubbles. Strong vortices from large bubbles triggered oscillation in bubble-bubble interaction and played a dominant role in the interaction process as the size of bubbles increases.
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