Effect of bubble deformability on the vertical channel bubbly flow

This article describes the fluid dynamics video: “Effect of bubble deformability on the vertical channel bubbly flow”. The effect of bubble deformability on the flow rate of bubbly upflow in a turbulent vertical channel is examined using direct numerical simulations. A series of simulations with bubbles of decreasing deformability reveals a sharp transition from a flow with deformable bubbles uniformly distributed in the middle of the channel to a flow with nearly spherical bubbles with a wall-peak bubble distribution and a much lower flow rate.