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<journal-id>International Journal of Aerospace and Lightweight Structures</journal-id>
<publication_date>2013</publication_date>
<volume>3</volume>
<issue>1</issue>
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<doi>10.3850/S2010428613000688</doi>
<article-title>Simulation of Bubbly Flow in a Vertical Pipe Using Discrete Phase Model</article-title>
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<author>Hongying Li<sup>1,a</sup>, Jing Lou<sup>1</sup>, Zhi Shang<sup>1</sup> and Hui Tang<sup>2</sup></author>

<author-citation>Li, Hongying; Lou, Jing, Shang, Zhi; Tang, Hui</author-citation>

<aff><sup>1</sup>Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), 1 Fusionopolis Way, #16-16 Connexis, Singapore 138632.</aff>

<email><a href="mailto:lih@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg"><sup>a</sup>lih@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg</a></email>


<aff><sup>2</sup>School of Mechanical &amp; Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technology University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798.</aff>

<email><a href="mailto:htang@ntu.edu.sg">htang@ntu.edu.sg</a></email>



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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>Bubbly flow in water involved thousands of bubbles in a vertical pipe is numerically
simulated in this paper. The motions of the bubbles are tracked using a Discrete Phase
Model (DPM). The interactions among bubbles are simulated through the model of
discrete element method (DEM). The effect of bubble diameter on the bubble flow
trajectories is studied. Comparisons are made on the flow field with and without
considering bubble-bubble collision. It is found that the flow fields become fluctuated
when the bubble diameter is above a critical value. The larger the bubble diameter, the
higher the fluctuation is. However, as the bubble diameter is smaller than 3 &#956;m, the flow
field acts as no bubbles inside. The inclusion of the bubble interactions makes the flow
field more fluctuated. Drag force coefficients with and without considering bubble-bubble
collisions are compared.</p>


<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Bubbly flow, Discrete phase model, Bubble trajectory, DEM collision.</p>
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