CFD-PBM Coupled Simulation of an Airlift Reactor with Non-Newtonian Fluid | Oil & Gas Science and Technology

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Table 1

Governing equations and discrete PBM for the ALR.

Models	Equations
Mass conservation
Momentum conservation
Modified k-ɛ turbulence equation [20, 21]




Drag force [22]
Drag force [22]
Lift force [23]


Wall lubrication force [23]
Turbulent dispersion force [24]
Population balance model for bubbles in the ALR [11]

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