Journal article
Phase-field modeling of bubble growth and flow in a Hele–Shaw cell
International journal of heat and mass transfer, Vol.53(15), pp.2969-2978
2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.03.036
Abstract
A phase-field model is presented for gas bubble growth and flow in a supersaturated liquid inside a Hele–Shaw cell. The flows in the gas and liquid are solved using a two-phase diffuse interface model that accounts for surface tension, interfacial mass transfer, and density and viscosity differences between the phases. This model is coupled with a phase-field equation for interface motion and a diffuse interface conservation equation for gas species transport. The model is first validated for a planar gas layer and a spherical bubble growing in a supersaturated liquid. It is shown that the results converge to the solution of the corresponding sharp interface model in the thin-interface limit. The model capabilities are demonstrated in several examples involving the growth and flow of multiple bubbles, including bubble coarsening and coalescence.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Phase-field modeling of bubble growth and flow in a Hele–Shaw cell
- Creators
- Y Sun - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USAC Beckermann - Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of heat and mass transfer, Vol.53(15), pp.2969-2978
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.03.036
- ISSN
- 0017-9310
- eISSN
- 1879-2189
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000001, name: National Science Foundation, award: DMR-0132225
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2010
- Academic Unit
- Mechanical Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984064238802771
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