Efficient numerical techniques for flow simulation in bubble column reactors
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A dynamic Euler-Euler model for gas-liquid flows subject to mass transfer and simultaneous chemical reaction is assembled. The bubble size distribution is computed from an equation governing the evolution of average bubble mass. Highperformance finite element tools for numerical solution of the problem at hand are discussed. Computational results for the chemisorption of CO2 into NaOH shed some light on the implications of reaction enhanced mass transfer in bubble columns and call for further research in this field.
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