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Chemical Engineering Science 63 (2008) 2107–2118 /locate/ces Gas–liquid flow and bubble size distribution in stirred tanks ∗ 1 G. Montante , D. Horn , A. Paglianti Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Mineraria e delle Tecnologie Ambientali, Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 2-40136 Bologna, Italy Received 19 October 2007; received in revised form 20 December 2007; accepted 8 January 2008 Available online 15 January 2008 Abstract This work is aimed at investigating the turbulent two-phase flow and the bubble size distribution (BSD) in aerated stirred tanks by experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling. The experimental data were collected using a two-phase particle image velocimetry technique and a digital image processing method based on a threshold criterion. With the former technique, the liquid and the gas phase ensemble-averaged mean and r.m.s. velocities are measured simultaneously, while with the latter the dimensions of the bubbles dispersed inside the liquid are evaluated. On the modelling side, a CFD approach, based on the solution of Reynolds average Navier–Stokes equations in an Eulerian framework for both phases, is adopted. As for the bubble dimensions modelling, besides the mono-dispersed assumption, a population balance method, named MUSIG, with bubble break-up and coalescence models is considered. The BSD and the axial and radial velocity of the gas and the liquid phase are presented and discussed. The outcomes of t