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The clustering morphology of freely rising deformable bubbles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2013

Yoshiyuki Tagawa ,
Ivo Roghair ,
Vivek N. Prakash ,
Martin van Sint Annaland ,
Hans Kuipers ,
Chao Sun  and
Detlef Lohse
Yoshiyuki Tagawa*
Affiliation:
Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 1848588, Koganei-city, Tokyo, Japan
Ivo Roghair
Affiliation:
Multiphase Reactors Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Vivek N. Prakash
Affiliation:
Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
Martin van Sint Annaland
Affiliation:
Multiphase Reactors Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Hans Kuipers
Affiliation:
Multiphase Reactors Group, Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Chao Sun*
Affiliation:
Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
Detlef Lohse*
Affiliation:
Physics of Fluids Group, Faculty of Science and Technology, J. M. Burgers Centre for Fluid Dynamics, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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†Email addresses for correspondence: tagawayo@cc.tuat.ac.jp, c.sun@utwente.nl, d.lohse@utwente.nl
†Email addresses for correspondence: tagawayo@cc.tuat.ac.jp, c.sun@utwente.nl, d.lohse@utwente.nl
†Email addresses for correspondence: tagawayo@cc.tuat.ac.jp, c.sun@utwente.nl, d.lohse@utwente.nl
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Abstract

We investigate the clustering morphology of a swarm of freely rising deformable bubbles. A three-dimensional Voronoï analysis enables us to distinguish quantitatively between two typical preferential clustering configurations: a regular lattice arrangement and irregular clustering. The bubble data are obtained from direct numerical simulations using the front-tracking method. It is found that the bubble deformation, represented by the aspect ratio $\chi $ , plays a significant role in determining which type of clustering is realized: nearly spherical bubbles form a regular lattice arrangement, while more deformed bubbles show irregular clustering. Remarkably, this criterion for the clustering morphology holds for different diameters of the bubbles, surface tensions and viscosities of the liquid in the studied parameter regime. The mechanism of this clustering behaviour is most likely connected to the amount of vorticity generated at the bubble surfaces.

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Drops and Bubbles: Bubble dynamics Drops and Bubbles: Drops and Bubbles Multiphase and Particle-laden Flows: Multiphase and Particle-laden Flows

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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 721 , 25 April 2013 , R2
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©2013 Cambridge University Press

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