A Comparison of Experimentally Measured and Theoretically Calculated Velocity Fields in a Water Model of an Argon Stirred Ladle

Abstract

A model is developed to calculate the multi-phase flow produced by the bubbling of air into water. Two turbulence models are employed to represent the turbulence field namely, the k-ε model and an anisotropic eddy viscocity (algebraic stress) model. The predicted mean flow and turbulence parameters compare well with the experimental data.