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Hydrodynamic interaction of bubbles rising side-by-side in viscous liquids by Kong, G, Mirsandi, H., Buist, K. A., Peters, E. A. J. F., Baltussen, M. W., Kuipers, J. A. M.

“…Detailed experiments are conducted to study hydrodynamic effects of two simultaneously released bubbles rising in viscous liquids. Different types of…”
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On the drag force of bubbles in bubble swarms at intermediate and high Reynolds numbers by Roghair, I., Lau, Y.M., Deen, N.G., Slagter, H.M., Baltussen, M.W., Van Sint Annaland, M., Kuipers, J.A.M.

“…An accurate and fast simulation of large-scale gas/liquid contact apparatusses, such as bubble columns, is essential for the optimization and further…”
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Oscillation dynamics of a bubble rising in viscous liquid by Kong, G., Mirsandi, H., Buist, K. A., Peters, E. A. J. F., Baltussen, M. W., Kuipers, J. A. M.

“…In the present work, we study the oscillation dynamics of 3 mm-diameter bubbles generated through an orifice submerged in viscous liquids. The viscosity of…”
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A critical comparison of surface tension models for the volume of fluid method by Baltussen, M.W., Kuipers, J.A.M., Deen, N.G.

“…In many different fields of research, the interactions between two immiscible fluids are of importance. To study these flows in industrial equipment, a…”
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Direct numerical simulation study of droplet spreading on spherical particles by Milacic, E., Baltussen, M.W., Kuipers, J.A.M.

“…Direct Numerical Simulations have been performed to study the droplet spreading behaviour on a spherical surface. A coupled immersed boundary and volume of…”
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Influence of wetting conditions on bubble formation from a submerged orifice by Mirsandi, H., Smit, W. J., Kong, G., Baltussen, M. W., Peters, E. A. J. F., Kuipers, J. A. M.

“…The formation of gas bubbles by submerged orifices is a fundamental process encountered in various industrial applications. The dynamics of the contact line…”
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Direct Numerical Simulations of the drag force of bi-disperse bubble swarms by Roghair, I., Baltussen, M.W., Van Sint Annaland, M., Kuipers, J.A.M.

“…Numerical simulations of bubbly flows in industrial process equipment rely for an important part on accurate modeling of the drag force. The drag acting on…”
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On the terminal velocity of single bubbles rising in non-Newtonian power-law liquids by Battistella, A., van Schijndel, S.J.G., Baltussen, M.W., Roghair, I., van Sint Annaland, M.

“…•Shape is altered by the rheology, higher exponent means more spherical bubbles.•Rise velocity is altered by the rheology, higher exponent means slower…”
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How fundamental knowledge on mass transfer in bubbly flows will help process intensification by Baltussen, M.W.

“…We are in danger of losing our current standards of living due to the depletion of natural resources. It is essential to decrease the amount of waste produced…”
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A coupled local front reconstruction and immersed boundary method for simulating 3D multiphase flows with contact line dynamics in complex geometries by Janssen, T.J.A., García Llamas, C., Rieder, D.R., Kuipers, J.A.M., Baltussen, M.W.

“…Multi-phase flows in the presence of complex solid geometries are encountered widely throughout industrial processes to intensify mass and heat transfer…”
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Numerical simulation of jet break-up in the second-wind induced regime using the local front reconstruction method by García Llamas, C., Buist, K.A., Kuipers, J.A.M., Baltussen, M.W.

“…In the second wind-induced regime, the jet deformations are influenced by aerodynamic instabilities acting on the jet surface. In addition, velocity relaxation…”
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The effect of a temperature-dependent viscosity on cooling droplet-droplet collisions by Durubal, P.M., Tavanaei, A., Buist, K.A., Kuipers, J.A.M., Baltussen, M.W.

“…A detailed understanding of the collision dynamics of liquid droplets is relevant to natural phenomena and industrial applications. These droplets could…”
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Pore network modelling of slender packed bed reactors by Fathiganjehlou, A., Eghbalmanesh, A., Baltussen, M.W., Peters, E.A.J.F., Buist, K.A., Kuipers, J.A.M.

“…•Slender packed beds are modeled using particle-resolved CFD.•Pore network models (PNM) are calibrated using PR-CFD results.•Flow profiles computed using the…”
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Droplet size, spray structure and droplet velocity mapping in hollow cone sprays using SLIPI-based techniques by Swami, V.V., Buist, K.A., Baltussen, M.W., de Graaf, L.A.H.J., Kuipers, J.A.M.

“…The Structured Laser Illumination Planar Imaging (SLIPI) technique received significant attention in recent years due to notable improvements in the…”
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Numerical investigation of non-Newtonian droplet collisions: Comparison of volume of fluid and the local front reconstruction method with experimental data by Huijgen, A.H., García Llamas, C., Durubal, P.M., Buist, K.A., Kuipers, J.A.M., Baltussen, M.W.

“…Droplet-droplet collisions of non-Newtonian fluids are often encountered in industrial applications such as spray drying, fluid catalytic cracking, coating and…”
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Hydrodynamics in a randomly packed bed of cylindrical particles: A comparison between PR-CFD simulations and MRI experiments by Romijn, N., Eghbalmanesh, A., Hoogendoorn, M.W., Baltussen, M.W., Peters, E.A.J.F., Buist, K.A., Kuipers, J.A.M.

“…Slender catalytic packed bed reactors are widely used in the chemical industry for chemical processes accompanied with significant heat liberation…”
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An improved ghost cell Immersed Boundary Method for conjugate mass and heat transport in fluid-particle systems by Claassen, C.M.Y., Baltussen, M.W., Peters, E.A.J.F., Kuipers, J.A.M.

“…Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a powerful tool for in-depth studies of multiphase systems, such as packed bed reactors. However, the packed particles…”
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Numerical simulation of binary droplet collisions using a front tracking interface technique by García Llamas, C., Swami, V.V., Timmermans, B.A.G., Buist, K.A., Kuipers, J.A.M., Baltussen, M.W.

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Coupling of multicomponent transport models in particle-resolved fluid-solid simulations by Tadayon Mousavi, S., Claassen, C.M.Y., Baltussen, M.W., Peters, E.A.J.F., Kuipers, J.A.M.

“…An accurate and self-consistent methodology for mass transport of multi-component mixtures in multi phase media is a necessity for a proper description of…”
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Liquid injection in a fluidised bed: Temperature uniformity by Milacic, E., Nunez Manzano, M., Madanikashani, S., Heynderickx, G.J., Van Geem, K.M., Baltussen, M.W., Kuipers, J.A.M.

“…•Combination of Particle Image Velocity and Infra-Red Thermography.•Time-averaged temperature distribution for liquid injection in a fluidized bed.•Effect of…”
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