PrinceBlanch.H

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Class
    Foam::populationBalance::coalescenceModels::PrinceBlanch
 
Description
    Model of Prince and Blanch (1990). The coalescence rate is calculated by
 
    \f[
        \left( \theta_{ij}^{T} + \theta_{ij}^{B} + \theta_{ij}^{LS} \right)
        \lambda_{ij}\;,
    \f]
 
    with the coalescence efficiency
 
    \f[
        \lambda_{ij} =
            \mathrm{exp}
            \left(
              - \sqrt{\frac{r_{ij}^3 \rho_c}{16 \sigma}}
                \mathrm{ln} \left(\frac{h_0}{h_f}\right)
                \epsilon_c^{1/3}/r_{ij}^{2/3}
            \right)\;,
    \f]
 
    the turbulent collision rate
 
    \f[
        \theta_{ij}^{T} =
            C_1 \pi (d_i + d_j)^{2} \epsilon_c^{1/3}
            \sqrt{d_{i}^{2/3} + d_{j}^{2/3}}\;,
    \f]
 
    the buoyancy-driven collision rate
 
    \f[
        \theta_{ij}^{B} = S_{ij} \left| u_{ri} - u_{rj} \right|\;,
    \f]
 
    and the laminar shear collision rate
 
    \f[
        \theta_{ij}^{LS} =
            \frac{1}{6} \left(d_i + d_j\right)^{3} \dot{\gamma}_c\;.
    \f]
 
    The rise velocity of bubble i is calculated by
 
    \f[
        u_{ri} = \sqrt{2.14 \sigma / \left(\rho_c d_i \right) + 0.505 g d_i}\;,
    \f]
 
    the equivalent radius by
 
    \f[
        r_{ij} = \left( \frac{1}{d_i} + \frac{1}{d_j} \right)^{-1}\;,
    \f]
 
    the collision cross sectional area by
 
    \f[
        S_{ij} = \frac{\pi}{4} \left(d_i + d_j\right)^{2}\;,
    \f]
 
    and the shear strain rate by
 
    \f[
        \dot{\gamma}_c = \mathrm{mag}(\mathrm{symm}(\mathrm{grad}(U_c)))\;.
    \f]
 
    Note that in equation 2, the bubble radius has been substituted by the
    bubble diameter, which leads to a different coefficient in equation 8.
    Also the expression for the equivalent radius, equation 19 was corrected.
 
    \vartable
        \theta_{ij}^{T}   |  Turbulent collision rate [m3/s]
        \theta_{ij}^{B}   |  Buoyancy-driven collision rate [m3/s]
        \theta_{ij}^{LS}  |  Laminar shear collision rate [m3/s]
        \lambda_{ij}      |  Coalescence efficiency [-]
        r_{ij}            |  Equivalent radius [m]
        \rho_c            |  Density of continuous phase [kg/m3]
        \sigma            |  Surface tension [N/m]
        h_0               |  Initial film thickness [m]
        h_f               |  Critical film thickness [m]
        \epsilon_c        |  Continuous phase turbulent dissipation rate [m2/s3]
        d_i               |  Diameter of bubble i [m]
        d_j               |  Diameter of bubble j [m]
        u_{ri}            |  Rise velocity of bubble i [m/s]
        S_{ij}            |  Collision cross sectional area [m2]
        g                 |  Gravitational constant [m/s2]
        \dot{\gamma}_c    |  Continuous phase shear strain rate [1/s]
        U_c               |  Continuous phase velocity field [m/s]
    \endvartable
 
    Reference:
    \verbatim
        Prince, M. J., & Blanch, H. W. (1990).
        Bubble coalescence and break‐up in air‐sparged bubble columns.
        AIChE journal, 36(10), 1485-1499.
    \endverbatim
 
Usage
    \table
        Property     | Description             | Required    | Default value
        C1           | coefficient C1          | no          | 0.356
        h0           | initial film thickness  | no          | 1e-4m
        hf           | critical film thickness | no          | 1e-8m
        turbulence   | Switch for collisions due to turbulence    | yes | none
        buoyancy     | Switch for collisions due to buoyancy      | yes | none
        laminarShear | Switch for collisions due to laminar shear | yes | none
    \endtable
 
SourceFiles
    PrinceBlanch.C
 
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#ifndef PrinceBlanch_H
#define PrinceBlanch_H
 
#include "coalescenceModel.H"
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
namespace Foam
{
namespace populationBalance
{
namespace coalescenceModels
{
 
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
                        Class PrinceBlanch Declaration
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
class PrinceBlanch
:
    public coalescenceModel
{
    // Private Data
 
        //- Optional coefficient C1, defaults to 0.356
        dimensionedScalar C1_;
 
        //- Initial film thickness, defaults to 1e-4m
        dimensionedScalar h0_;
 
        //- Critical film thickness, defaults to 1e-8m
        dimensionedScalar hf_;
 
        //- Switch for considering turbulent collisions
        Switch turbulence_;
 
        //- Switch for considering buoyancy-induced collisions
        Switch buoyancy_;
 
        //- Switch for considering buoyancy-induced collisions
        Switch laminarShear_;
 
        //- Continuous phase shear strain rate
        autoPtr<volScalarField::Internal> shearStrainRate_;
 
 
public:
 
    //- Runtime type information
    TypeName("PrinceBlanch");
 
    // Constructor
 
        PrinceBlanch
        (
            const populationBalanceModel& popBal,
            const dictionary& dict
        );
 
 
    //- Destructor
    virtual ~PrinceBlanch()
    {}
 
 
    // Member Functions
 
        //- Pre-compute diameter independent expressions
        virtual void precompute();
 
        //- Return the coalescence rate between two groups
        virtual tmp<volScalarField::Internal> rate
        (
            const label i,
            const label j
        ) const;
};
 
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
} // End namespace coalescenceModels
} // End namespace populationBalance
} // End namespace Foam
 
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
#endif
 
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