Bubble Columns with Internals: A Review on Research Methodology and Process Intensification

P Pan, SJ Li, HL Wei, XB Zhang, ZH Luo - Chemical Engineering and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Gas-liquid and gas-liquid-solid bubble columns have been extensively employed in
petrochemical and coal-chemical industries. The internals are frequently installed within …

Theoretical model for predicting bubble formation from submerged orifices

S Li, H **ao, Z Wang, H Zhang, A Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bubble diameter formed at submerged orifices is crucial and challenging to predict with a
reliable universal model. A theoretical model covering a wide range of pore structures …

Improvement of the bubble separation through eccentric planar cyclones: Experiments and CFD simulations

X Xu, S Wang, C Gong, Q Yang - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Planar cyclones have great advantages as electrolyzers, photocatalytic reactors, and gas–
liquid separators. For planar cyclones, the separation efficiency of bubbles is a key …

Investigation into Droplet Size Distribution and Turbulent Mixing Enhancement Performance in a Lightnin Static Mixer

H Meng, J Zhang, Y Yu, Y Zhao, D Li… - Industrial & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The CFD–PBM coupled model was utilized to investigate the liquid–liquid turbulent mixing
and enhancement performance in a Lightnin static mixer (LSM). The droplet size distribution …

Optimal design and dynamic transitions of multitask catalytic distillation columns: A Discrete-Steepest Descend Framework

DA Liñán, LA Ricardez-Sandoval - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents the optimal design and operation of catalytic distillation (CD) units
considering discrete and continuous design and operation variables combined with rigorous …

A Comprehensive Review Of The Influence Of Heat Exchange Tubes On Hydrodynamic, Heat, And Mass Transfer In Bubble And Slurry Bubble Columns

DS Makki, HS Majdi, AA Abdulrahman, AJ Sultan… - 2023 - scholarsmine.mst.edu
Bubble and slurry bubble column reactors (BCRs/SBCRs) are used for various chemical,
biochemical, and petrochemical applications. They have several operational and …

Using mesoscale drag model-augmented coarse-grid simulation to design fluidized bed reactor: Effect of bed internals and sizes

LT Zhu, H Lei, B Ouyang, ZH Luo - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
This work systematically investigates the applicability of our recently developed three
mesoscale drag models for predictions of hydrodynamics over extensive flow regimes …

Numerical simulation of gas–liquid mass transfer in bubble column using the Wray–Agarwal turbulence model coupled with PBM

HW Liang, WL Li, ZS Feng, H Chen… - Industrial & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The mechanism of the gas–liquid flow and mass transfer in the bubble column has always
been the hotspot for scholars due to the complex gas–liquid interphase interaction. This …

Design and structural parameter optimization of Venturi-type microbubble reactor for wastewater treatment by CFD simulation

H Liu, C Li, S Zhao, H Zhu, Y Huang, W He… - Journal of Flow …, 2024 - Springer
Microbubble reactors play an important role in the development of gas-liquid reaction
process enhancement. However, the urgent demand for high efficiency and low energy …

Hydrodynamic performance and structural optimization of a slurry bubble column with vertical tube internals

J Duan, G Li, Z Shen, X Zhang, Y Zou, Q Pan… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The slurry bubble column, as a multiphase reactor, is widely used in chemical, biological,
petroleum refining, environmental, and other fields. However, most published studies of the …