A numerical study of quasi-static gas injected bubble growth: Some aspects of gravity

Abstract

In the present investigation, adiabatic gas bubble growth from a submerged orifice has been numerically simulated. The growth of the bubble is described by the full Navier–Stokes equations which have been solved by the finite-volume method using the commercial software package TransAT. The numerical simulations have been validated against detailed experimental measurements including the position of the centre of gravity, the curvature profiles …