Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Assessment of Inlet Configuration Influence on Enhancing Swirl Flow Microbubble Generator Performance

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Symbol</td><td class="align_center">Parameter</td><td class="align_center">Value (mm)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">H</td><td class="align_center">Height</td><td class="align_center">25</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">D</td><td class="align_center">Diameter</td><td class="align_center">20</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><span style="width: 13.3712ptpx;"><svg height="11.8174pt" id="M6" style="vertical-align:-3.1815pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 13.3712 11.8174" width="13.3712pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M541 160L512 170C485 116 462 88 439 67C411 41 376 35 318 35C272 35 238 37 224 48C207 61 205 85 212 121L290 533C305 611 308 615 391 622L397 650H139L133 622C217 615 221 612 206 533L126 118C111 41 103 34 23 26L17 0H474C489 31 528 124 541 160Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,8.294,3.132)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z"></path></g></svg></span></td><td class="align_center">Inlet height</td><td class="align_center">5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><span style="width: 13.3712ptpx;"><svg height="11.8174pt" id="M7" style="vertical-align:-3.1815pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 13.3712 11.8174" width="13.3712pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M541 160L512 170C485 116 462 88 439 67C411 41 376 35 318 35C272 35 238 37 224 48C207 61 205 85 212 121L290 533C305 611 308 615 391 622L397 650H139L133 622C217 615 221 612 206 533L126 118C111 41 103 34 23 26L17 0H474C489 31 528 124 541 160Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,8.294,3.132)"><path d="M414 144C384 79 371 75 317 75H135L276 221C367 316 408 376 408 465C408 570 327 635 237 635C179 635 131 609 100 575L42 494L67 471C94 510 138 565 205 565C277 565 321 517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z"></path></g></svg></span></td><td class="align_center">Outlet height</td><td class="align_center">5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><span style="width: 12.2229ptpx;"><svg height="12.4698pt" id="M8" style="vertical-align:-3.18147pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 12.2229 12.4698" width="12.2229pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M530 686C535 705 530 712 521 712C504 712 448 684 359 674L358 648H393C437 648 439 646 429 593L400 435C372 447 345 448 332 448C286 448 194 414 144 373C68 311 23 203 23 111C23 26 57 -12 91 -12C120 -12 147 3 188 29C227 54 290 102 341 170H343L322 71C308 6 320 -12 341 -12C373 -12 442 27 501 96L485 120C455 91 422 67 408 67C401 67 401 76 404 91C440 294 479 473 530 686ZM387 375L355 241C326 187 200 53 142 53C126 53 109 73 109 130C109 217 154 337 218 381C240 396 265 404 297 404S372 390 387 375Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,7.15,3.132)"><path d="M389 0V32C297 38 291 46 291 118V635C234 613 175 595 109 583V556L161 554C203 552 207 547 207 497V118C207 46 201 38 110 32V0H389Z"></path></g></svg></span></td><td class="align_center">Inlet diameter</td><td class="align_center">5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><span style="width: 12.2229ptpx;"><svg height="12.4698pt" id="M9" style="vertical-align:-3.18147pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 12.2229 12.4698" width="12.2229pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M530 686C535 705 530 712 521 712C504 712 448 684 359 674L358 648H393C437 648 439 646 429 593L400 435C372 447 345 448 332 448C286 448 194 414 144 373C68 311 23 203 23 111C23 26 57 -12 91 -12C120 -12 147 3 188 29C227 54 290 102 341 170H343L322 71C308 6 320 -12 341 -12C373 -12 442 27 501 96L485 120C455 91 422 67 408 67C401 67 401 76 404 91C440 294 479 473 530 686ZM387 375L355 241C326 187 200 53 142 53C126 53 109 73 109 130C109 217 154 337 218 381C240 396 265 404 297 404S372 390 387 375Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,7.15,3.132)"><path d="M414 144C384 79 371 75 317 75H135L276 221C367 316 408 376 408 465C408 570 327 635 237 635C179 635 131 609 100 575L42 494L67 471C94 510 138 565 205 565C277 565 321 517 321 435C321 348 258 270 195 195C146 137 88 81 33 26V0H411C423 44 433 88 446 135L414 144Z"></path></g></svg></span></td><td class="align_center">Outlet 1 diameter</td><td class="align_center">5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><span style="width: 12.2229ptpx;"><svg height="12.5794pt" id="M10" style="vertical-align:-3.29107pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 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122 72 96 94C88 101 79 100 70 94C61 87 47 73 46 60C44 47 48 37 62 23C76 10 118 -12 165 -12C238 -12 430 62 430 223C430 297 379 359 290 375V377Z"></path></g></svg></span></td><td class="align_center">Outlet 2 diameter</td><td class="align_center">5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Dimensions of the microbubble generator.</div>

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Table 1: Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Assessment of Inlet Configuration Influence on Enhancing Swirl Flow Microbubble Generator Performance 

Table 1 | Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Assessment of Inlet Configuration Influence on Enhancing Swirl Flow Microbubble Generator Performance 