Interaction of Two Gas Bubbles Rising One after Another in a Liquid

Abstract

The dynamics of two gas bubbles rising in a stagnant viscous liquid is studied. The mathematical model is based on the laws of conservation of mass, momentum and energy, taking into account the compressibility of media. The gas is assumed to be calorically perfect. To trace the gas–liquid interface, the volume of fluid method is used. The solution to the problem is carried out using the finite volume method. The evolution of the bubble shape during the process of ascent and hydrodynamic interaction is shown. The change in the bubble shapes occurs under the influence of buoyancy force, drag force, viscous force, inertia force, and surface tension force. The results of the test calculations are in good agreement with the known data of other authors. The mechanism of coalescence of bubbles is described in the case of their movement one after another, when one bubble falls into the region of the hydrodynamic wake of another. Dependencies of bubble volume and temperature change on time are established.