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Numerical Study on Interaction Between Two Bubbles Rising Side by Side in CMC Solution

FAN Wenyuan, YIN Xiaohong   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
  • Received:2012-03-20 Revised:2012-12-26 Online:2013-08-24 Published:2013-07-28
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21076139, 21106106), Tianjin Natural Science Foundation of China (12JcQNJC3700), and Foundation of Tianjin Educational Committee of China (20100508).

Numerical Study on Interaction Between Two Bubbles Rising Side by Side in CMC Solution

范文元, 尹晓红   

  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
  • 通讯作者: FAN Wenyuan
  • 基金资助:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21076139, 21106106), Tianjin Natural Science Foundation of China (12JcQNJC3700), and Foundation of Tianjin Educational Committee of China (20100508).

Abstract: A numerical simulation was performed to investigate the interaction of two bubbles rising side by side in shear-thinning fluid using volume of fluid (VOF) method coupled with continuous surface force (CSF) method. By considering rheological characteristics of fluid, this approach was able to accurately capture the deformation of bubble interface, and validated by comparing with the experimental results. The rising of bubble pairs with different configurations, including horizontal alignment and oblique alignment, was simulated by the method. The influences of the bubble initial distance and the bubble alignment were studied by analyzing the bubble deformation, rising paths and flow fields surrounding bubbles. The results indicate that within certain initial bubble spacing of S* 3.3 (S* SI/D, SI initial distance between bubbles, and D bubble diameter), the dynamic interaction between two bubbles aligned horizontally shows repulsive effect that decreases with the increase of initial bubble spacing, but weakens to certain degree by the shear-thinning properties of fluid. However, the interaction between two bubbles aligned obliquely presents a repulsive effect for the small angle involved but an attractive impact for the large one, which is yet strengthened by the rheological characteristics of fluid.

Key words: bubble pairs, interaction, shear-thinning, volume of fluid method, rheological characteristics

摘要: A numerical simulation was performed to investigate the interaction of two bubbles rising side by side in shear-thinning fluid using volume of fluid (VOF) method coupled with continuous surface force (CSF) method. By considering rheological characteristics of fluid, this approach was able to accurately capture the deformation of bubble interface, and validated by comparing with the experimental results. The rising of bubble pairs with different configurations, including horizontal alignment and oblique alignment, was simulated by the method. The influences of the bubble initial distance and the bubble alignment were studied by analyzing the bubble deformation, rising paths and flow fields surrounding bubbles. The results indicate that within certain initial bubble spacing of S* 3.3 (S* SI/D, SI initial distance between bubbles, and D bubble diameter), the dynamic interaction between two bubbles aligned horizontally shows repulsive effect that decreases with the increase of initial bubble spacing, but weakens to certain degree by the shear-thinning properties of fluid. However, the interaction between two bubbles aligned obliquely presents a repulsive effect for the small angle involved but an attractive impact for the large one, which is yet strengthened by the rheological characteristics of fluid.

关键词: bubble pairs, interaction, shear-thinning, volume of fluid method, rheological characteristics