Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Vol.87, No.7, 950-956, 2015
Numerical Calculation of Physical Foaming Processes on Different Size Scales
A simulation method for numerical calculation of physical foaming processes is presented. A micro-scale model is used to predict the time-dependent change in foam volume by describing the growth of a single foam bubble as a function of given process conditions. In order to visualize the three-dimensional foam expansion at the macro scale, the calculated growth dynamics is integrated into a simulation model based on the finite volume method. The calculation procedure is validated using discontinuous and continuous foam experiments.