Computation of the lift force for single bubbles in a simple shear flow


Computation of the lift force for single bubbles in a simple shear flow

Schmidtke, M.; Bothe, D.; Warnecke, H.-J.

Bubbles in shear flows experience a lift force, causing them to migrate sideward while they are rising. This lateral migration is also observed in numerical simulations, which are carried out with an extended version of the highly parallelized code FS3D, employing an advanced Volume-of-Fluid method. The movement of single bubbles in linear shear flows is simulated to obtain the magnitude of the lift force – expressed by the lift force coefficient – for various bubble diameters and material data. Simulation results are in good agreement with experiments for medium liquid phase viscosities. The pressure and the velocity fields near the interface are investigated and the contribution of dynamic pressure and the circulation of the lift force are discussed.

Keywords: rise of bubbles; lift coefficient; Volume of Fluid method; shear flow

  • Lecture (Conference)
    Fachausschußsitzung VDI-GVC "Mehrphasenströmungen", 07.-08.03.2007, Baden-Baden, Deutschland

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