Implementation and verification of numerical model for gas bubble dynamics in electroconductive fluid

Apart from common steam reforming process the thermal decomposition of methane is regarded as an alternate route to producing hydrogen and elemental carbon with out of CO2 emissions. Chemical reaction of decarburation can be ensured by means of methane bubbly flow through a molten metal bath and additionally controlled by external electromagnetic field. This is the initial stage of research and preliminary calculation results for the single bubble rise dynamics in 2D axisymmetric consideration at different flow conditions and 2D planar consideration in the presence of external DC EM field are obtained and compared to experimental and simulation data from literature.