Bubble plume modelling with new functional relationships

In this study, a new parameterization is proposed to be incorporated into the classical integral model for bubble plumes. The virtual origin of the flow, the entrainment coefficient and the momentum amplification factor were obtained by adjusting the model to a wide range of experimental data. This...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Lima Neto, Iran Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/73284
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/73284
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bubble
Entrainment
Integral equation
Plume
Two-phase flow
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Sumario:In this study, a new parameterization is proposed to be incorporated into the classical integral model for bubble plumes. The virtual origin of the flow, the entrainment coefficient and the momentum amplification factor were obtained by adjusting the model to a wide range of experimental data. This allowed to generate functional relationships based on the gas discharge and the water depth. Model simulations using these novel relationships resulted in a better agreement with experimental data than other approaches for bubble plumes, notably for tests under shallow to intermediate water depths. Therefore, the present model is proposed as a simpler approach to predict the flow induced by bubble plumes for a large range of operational conditions.