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Mo Morton number, dimensionless

Re Reynolds number, dimensionless

Sh Sherwood number, dimensionless Sc Schmidt number, dimensionless

ū<sup>λ</sup> mean velocity of turbulence eddies, m/s

α phase volume fraction, gas holdup ε turbulence dissipation rate, m<sup>2</sup>

λ characteristic length scale of eddy, m

μeff effective turbulence dynamic viscosity, Pas

/s

μ molecular dynamic viscosity, Pas

υ kinematic viscosity, m<sup>2</sup>

r fluid density, kg/m<sup>3</sup>

σ surface tension, N/m

τ shear stress, Pa

i i-th class bubble j/k daughter bubble

b bubble

g gas

l liquid

/s3

Rc radius of curvature, m

U superficial velocity, m/s

Ut terminal velocity, m/s

u velocity vector, m/s

V volume, m3

Greek letters

Subscripts

S surface area, m2

t time, s

n number density per unit volume, m<sup>3</sup>

86 Heat and Mass Transfer - Advances in Modelling and Experimental Study for Industrial Applications

Weibin Shi<sup>1</sup> , Jie Yang2 , Guang Li<sup>1</sup> , Yuan Zong<sup>3</sup> and Xiaogang Yang<sup>1</sup> \*

\*Address all correspondence to: xiaogang.yang@nottingham.edu.cn

1 Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, PR China

2 School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, PR China

3 State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China
