Mass transfer and chemical reactions in bubble swarms with dynamic interfaces

A Koynov, JG Khinast, G Tryggvason - AIChE journal, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Detailed, high‐resolution numerical simulations have been performed on the buoyancy‐
driven motion of deformable, chemically reacting bubbles for different operating conditions …

Multiscale computations of mass transfer from buoyant bubbles

B Aboulhasanzadeh, S Thomas, M Taeibi-Rahni… - Chemical Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
Mass transfer in the liquid phase of gas–liquid multiphase flows usually takes place at a
considerably slower rate than the transfer of momentum, so mass flux boundary layers are …

Micromixing in reactive, deformable bubble and droplet swarms

AA Koynov, JG Khinast - Chemical Engineering & Technology …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Detailed, high‐resolution numerical simulations have been performed of the buoyancy‐
driven motion of deformable, chemically reacting bubble and droplet swarms. Mass transfer …

[PDF][PDF] Mass transfer and hydrodynamics in catalytic slurry reactors

KC Ruthiya - 2005 - research.tue.nl
1.1 Background The catalytic slurry bubble column (SBC) has been proven to be a very
effective reactor and is widely used in the chemical industries. Since bubble columns offer …

Modeling the effect of particle-to-bubble adhesion on mass transport and reaction rate in a stirred slurry reactor: influence of catalyst support

KC Ruthiya, J Van der Schaaf, BFM Kuster… - Chemical engineering …, 2004 - Elsevier
The adhesion of catalyst particles to the gas–liquid interface significantly influences the rate
of reaction in a three-phase gas-inducing stirred slurry reactor. For the Pd-catalyzed glucose …

Direct numerical simulations of bubbly flows

G Tryggvason, J Lu - Mechanical Engineering Reviews, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Direct numerical simulations (DNS) of multi-fluid and multiphase flows have progressed
enormously over the last decade or two. It is, in particular, now possible to simulate the …

Analysis of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions close to bubbles

JA Raffensberger, BJ Glasser, JG Khinast - AIChE journal, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this work is to use numerical simulations to show how bubble (size and
shape) and particle properties can influence the selectivity of fast heterogeneously catalyzed …

Similar effect of carbon and silica catalyst support on the hydrogenation reaction rate in organic slurry reactors

KC Ruthiya, J van der Schaaf, BFM Kuster… - Chemical engineering …, 2005 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the influence of the catalyst support type on mass transport and
reaction rate for the case of hydrogenation of α-methylstyrene to cumene in a gas inducing …

Effect of droplet-wake phenomena on mixing-sensitive pharmaceutical reactions

J Raffensberger, B Glasser… - Pharmaceutical …, 2006 - researchwithrutgers.com
Understanding the impact of reactive mass transfer and local flow in multiphase systems is
crucial for maximizing reaction selectivity and minimizing the formation of byproducts. The …

Direct numerical simulations of multiphase flows

G Tryggvason, J Lu - Interface Problems And Methods In Biological …, 2009 - World Scientific
Direct numerical simulations (DNS) have recently emerged as a viable tool to understand
finite Reynolds number multiphase flows. The approach parallels DNS of turbulence, but the …