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Direct Numerical Simulations of Bubble Break-Up in Turbulence
Proceedings of the 72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (2019, Seattle, WA)
  • Luc Deike
  • Alienor Riviere
  • Wouter Mostert, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

We present direct numerical simulations of bubble break-up in a three-dimensional homogeneous and isotropic turbulent flow. We consider the effect of the turbulent Reynolds number and the bubble Weber number on the break-up dynamics, the number of child bubble created together with their size and the break-up frequency. An ensemble of simulation is done in order to study these quantities statistically. For Weber number slightly above the critical value number, we retrieve binary break-up with two child bubble of similar size, while for large Weber number, we observe more complex break-up patterns with successive break-up events and the formation of a large number of much smaller bubbles.

Meeting Name
72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (2019: Nov. 23-26, Seattle, WA)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 American Physical Society (APS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-26-2019
Publication Date
26 Nov 2019
Citation Information
Luc Deike, Alienor Riviere and Wouter Mostert. "Direct Numerical Simulations of Bubble Break-Up in Turbulence" Proceedings of the 72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (2019, Seattle, WA) (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/wouter-mostert/2/